LONDON’S HEART

26 May 2009

A THING MOST HORRIBLE!!

In 1642, Edmund Verney sent this letter to his brother Ralph. . The letter was written just as Britain was about to enter nine years of civil war.

Brother, what I feared is true-you are against the king. It breaks my heart to think that my father and I, who love you so dearly, should be your enemy because of our duty to the king. I am so troubled that I can write no more. All wars bring pain and suffering but civil wars seem to hurt more than others. They are fought by people from the same country. As Edmud discovered, they split families: fathers fight sons; brothers kill brothers; friends kill friends. One general simply described civil war as ‘a thing most horrible’.

Carlota Madrigal (2º ESO)