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Oliver Cromwell (Penguin Monarchs)

by David Horspool Book 28 in the Penguin Monarchs series.

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David Horspool examines Oliver Cromwell as soldier, revolutionary and Lord Protector, a ruler who occupied a place usually reserved for monarchs. The book follows his rise during the Civil Wars, role in the trial of Charles I, campaigns in Ireland and Scotland and emergence as the dominant figure of the Commonwealth.

Cromwell struggled to reconcile military power, parliamentary government and his belief in godly reformation. Horspool considers the constitutions, religious toleration and coercion of the Protectorate, as well as the unresolved succession problem that led to the restoration of monarchy soon after his death.

Historical Periods

Commonwealth and Protectorate1649–1660 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Oliver Cromwell1599–1658

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