Oliver Cromwell
Martyn Bennett (Author)
In this concise and accessible biography, Martyn Bennett examines the life of Oliver Cromwell - one of the most controversial figures in world history. This study challenges long-held perceptions of Cromwell and the Commonwealth, arguing that they need to be placed at the core of early Modern British and Irish history. Charting his early career, the origins of his political and religious thought, and the development of his notions of governance that influenced him as Lord Protector, Martyn Bennett contests the post-Restoration vilification of Cromwell to examine how his influence has
Biographies
1 online resource (325 p.).
9781897837696, 9781134364947, 9781134364954, 9781280518355, 9786610518357, 1897837690, 1134364946, 1134364954, 1280518359, 6610518351
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BOOK COVER; HALF TITLE; SERIES TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATIONS; CONTENTS; LIST OF PLATES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHRONOLOGY; 1. BY BIRTH A GENTLEMAN... 1955-1617; 2. A CHIEF OF SINNERS 1617-1637; 3. ... A GENTLEMAN ... VERY ORDINARILY APPARELLED 1638-1641; 4. MY ESTATE IS LITTLE ...1641-1643; 5. THE GREAT AGENT IN THIS VICTORY 1644-1645; 6. HE DID NOT OPENLY PROFESS WHAT OPINION HE WAS OF HIMSELF 1645-1647; 7. I NEVER IN ALL MY LIFE SAW MORE DEEP SENSE 1647-1649; 8. EVERYONE MUST STAND OR FALL BY HIS OWN CONSCIENCE 1649-1651; 9. OH, WOULD I THE WINGS LIKE A DOVE 1651-1654 10. A GOOD CONSTABLE TO KEEP THE PEACE 1654-1658CONCLUSION: MY DESIGN IS TO MAKE WHAT HASTE I CAN TO BE GONE; NOTES; FURTHER READING; INDEX
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