Cromwell, Our Chief of Men

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This biography follows Oliver Cromwell from provincial gentleman and parliamentarian to soldier, regicide, Lord Protector and central figure of the English Revolution. Fraser examines his religious conviction, military leadership, political improvisation and role in the execution of Charles I, while also treating the contradictions of republican power under a single dominant leader. The book places Cromwell within the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the Commonwealth, Ireland, Scotland and the unstable settlement that followed civil war.

Historical Periods

Execution of Charles I1649 CE Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland1649–1653 CE Battle of Marston Moor2 July 1644 Battle of Naseby14 June 1645 Battle of Preston17–19 August 1648 Battle of Dunbar3 September 1650 Battle of Worcester3 September 1651