Author: Henry William HerbertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Oliver Cromwell; Or, England's Great Protector
Author: Henry William HerbertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Oliver Cromwell; Or, England's Great Protector
Author: Henry William HerbertPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473394988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
This text constitutes a thoroughly revised and re-written attempt at a historical romance which has at its core the ambition of painting an accurate picture of England's Great Protector: Oliver Cromwell. In this wonderfully insightful biography, Herbert illustrates that Cromwell was "a man misguided by his own over-boiling zeal, rather than a misleader of men; a chief, driven onward as he instrument of a paramount necessity forcing him to climb the bloody ladder of ambition, rather than a demagogue, a hypocrite and an usurper." A fascinating account sure to appeal to discerning historians, this scarce text concerning one of England most important historical figures will appeal to a range of readers and deserves a place on any bookshelf. Originally published in 1856, we are proud to republish this book with a new introductory biography of the author.
Oliver Cromwell (Penguin Monarchs)
Author: David HorspoolPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141979399
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Although he styled himself 'His Highness', adopted the court ritual of his royal predecessors, and lived in the former royal palaces of Whitehall and Hampton Court, Oliver Cromwell was not a king - in spite of the best efforts of his supporters to crown him. Yet, as David Horspool shows in this illuminating new portrait of England's Lord Protector, Cromwell, the Puritan son of Cambridgeshire gentry, wielded such influence that it would be a pretence to say that power really lay with the collective. The years of Cromwell's rise to power, shaped by a decade-long civil war, saw a sustained attempt at the collective government of England; the first attempts at a real Union of Britain; the beginnings of empire; a radically new solution to the idea of a national religion; atrocities in Ireland; and the readmission to England of the Jews, a people officially banned for over three and a half centuries. At the end of it, Oliver Cromwell had emerged as the country's sole ruler: to his enemies, and probably to most of his countrymen, his legacy looked as likely to last as that of the Stuart dynasty he had replaced.
Through Great Britain and Ireland with Cromwell
Author: Henrietta Elizabeth MarshallPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Contains a biography of Oliver Cromwell.
The life of Oliver Cromwell [by I. Kimber].
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Author: Isaac KimberThe Making of Oliver Cromwell
Author: Ronald HuttonPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300257457
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
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.
Bulletin
Author: Boston Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original documents, prints and manuscripts in the Library," the accessions being recorded in a separate classified list, Jan.-Apr. 1893, a weekly bulletin Apr. 1893-Apr. 1894, as well as a classified list of later accessions in the last number published of the bulletin itself (Jan. 1896)
Bulletin of the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author: Boston Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Bulletin of the Virginia State Library
Author: Virginia State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Oliver Cromwell
Author: Henry William HerbertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description