Oliver Cromwell Commander In Chief
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Author |
: Ronald Hutton |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 435 |
Release |
: 2021-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300257458 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300257457 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Making of Oliver Cromwell by : Ronald Hutton
The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell--providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)--the only English commoner to become the overall head of state--is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell's speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria and, for those seeking to understand him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction. Cromwell, pursuing his devotion to God and cementing his Puritan support base, quickly transformed from obscure provincial to military victor. At the end of the first English Civil War, he was poised to take power. Hutton reveals a man who was both genuine in his faith and deliberate in his dishonesty--and uncovers the inner workings of the man who has puzzled biographers for centuries.
Author |
: John Buchan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1842327828 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781842327821 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Oliver Cromwell by : John Buchan
John Buchan sets out to redress many misconceived popular opinions of this English soldier and statesman. Born in 1599, Cromwell joined Parliament in the Civil War. He fought many battles and was instrumental in bringing Charles I to trial. He then suppressed the Levellers, Ireland and the Scots under the Commonwealth and later Protectorate.
Author |
: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 166 |
Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X000497767 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Through Great Britain and Ireland with Cromwell by : Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Contains a biography of Oliver Cromwell.
Author |
: Ronald Hutton |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 485 |
Release |
: 2024-10-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300278941 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300278942 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief by : Ronald Hutton
The second volume in an acclaimed biography of Oliver Cromwell, from the capture of Charles I to the expulsion of the Long Parliament In 1647, the Parliamentarians were divided. They had won the first civil war and the king was in custody, but disagreements over the way forward had led to a stalemate. As the leader of one party, Oliver Cromwell found himself again at the centre of events. In the second volume of his pioneering biography, Ronald Hutton traces Cromwell's career from 1647 through to his seizure of supreme power. These decisive years saw the execution of Charles I and the establishment of the Commonwealth of England, as well as notorious and savage campaigns in Ireland and Scotland. Cromwell's political and military leadership were well honed after years of practice, but this was also the period of his greatest ruthlessness and brutality. This groundbreaking account reveals a different kind of Cromwell, showing how he navigated the many forces ranged against him--and rose to the pinnacle of his power.
Author |
: Micheál Ó Siochrú |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 348 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0571241212 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780571241217 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis God's Executioner by : Micheál Ó Siochrú
In a century of unrelenting, bloody warfare and religious persecution in Europe, Cromwell was, in many ways, a product of his times. As commander-in-chief of the army in Ireland, however, the responsibilities for the excesses of the military must be laid firmly at his door, while the harsh nature of the post-war settlement also bears his imprint.
Author |
: John Morley |
Publisher |
: New York : The Century Company |
Total Pages |
: 624 |
Release |
: 1900 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:B3638756 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Oliver Cromwell by : John Morley
Author |
: Paul Lay |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2020-01-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781781852576 |
ISBN-13 |
: 178185257X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Providence Lost by : Paul Lay
'A compelling and wry narrative of one of the most intellectually thrilling eras of British history' Guardian. ***************** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 England, 1651. Oliver Cromwell has defeated his royalist opponents in two civil wars, executed the Stuart king Charles I, laid waste to Ireland, and crushed the late king's son and his Scottish allies. He is master of Britain and Ireland. But Parliament, divided between moderates, republicans and Puritans of uncompromisingly millenarian hue, is faction-ridden and disputatious. By the end of 1653, Cromwell has become 'Lord Protector'. Seeking dragons for an elect Protestant nation to slay, he launches an ambitious 'Western Design' against Spain's empire in the New World. When an amphibious assault on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in 1655 proves a disaster, a shaken Cromwell is convinced that God is punishing England for its sinfulness. But the imposition of the rule of the Major-Generals – bureaucrats with a penchant for closing alehouses – backfires spectacularly. Sectarianism and fundamentalism run riot. Radicals and royalists join together in conspiracy. The only way out seems to be a return to a Parliament presided over by a king. But will Cromwell accept the crown? Paul Lay narrates in entertaining but always rigorous fashion the story of England's first and only experiment with republican government: he brings the febrile world of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate to life, providing vivid portraits of the extraordinary individuals who inhabited it and capturing its dissonant cacophony of political and religious voices. ***************** Reviews: 'Briskly paced and elegantly written, Providence Lost provides us with a first-class ticket to this Cromwellian world of achievement, paradox and contradiction. Few guides take us so directly, or so sympathetically, into the imaginative worlds of that tumultuous decade' John Adamson, The Times. 'Providence Lost is a learned, lucid, wry and compelling narrative of the 1650s as well as a sensitive portrayal of a man unravelled by providence' Jessie Childs, Guardian.
Author |
: Maurice Ashley |
Publisher |
: Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 1922 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015002363011 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis The English Civil War by : Maurice Ashley
Author |
: Christopher Hill |
Publisher |
: Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages |
: 198 |
Release |
: 2019-08-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781474614061 |
ISBN-13 |
: 147461406X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis God's Englishman by : Christopher Hill
The classic, bestselling biography of one of the most controversial figures in British history from 'One of the finest historians of the age' The Times Literary Supplement From Fenland farmer and humble backbencher to stalwart of the good old cause and the New Model Army, Oliver Cromwell became the key figure of the Commonwealth, and ultimately Lord Protector. In this fascinating and insightful biography, Christopher Hill reveals Cromwell's life from his beginnings in Huntingdonshire to his brutal end. Hill brings all his considerable knowledge of the period to bear on the relationships God's Englishman had with God and England, giving an unprecedented insight vital to understanding Cromwell.
Author |
: John Tincey |
Publisher |
: Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2003-03-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1841763349 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781841763347 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Marston Moor 1644 by : John Tincey
The entry of the Scots into the English Civil War (1642–1651) on 19 January 1644 on the side of Parliament radically changed the balance of power in the North of England. The Royalists in the North were forced onto the defensive and besieged in York. In a bold march Prince Rupert outmanoeuvred his enemies and relieved York without a shot being fired. However, when Rupert met the allied army in battle on Marston Moor on 2 July his cavalry was defeated by Cromwell's Ironsides who then turned on the Royalist infantry. The result was a hard-fought but catastrophic defeat; the Royalist army was crushed and their forces driven from the north of England.