Oliver Cromwell
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Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. The Very Interesting People series includes the following titles: 1.William Shakespeare by Peter Holland 2. George Eliot by Rosemary Ashton 3. Charles Dickens by Michael Slater 4. Charles Darwin by Adrian Desmond, James Moore, and Janet Browne 5. Isaac Newton by Richard S.Westfall 6. Elizabeth I by Patrick Collinson 7. George III by John Cannon 8. Benjamin Disraeli by Jonathan Parry 9. Christopher Wren by Kerry Downes 10. John Ruskin by Robert Hewison 11. James Joyce by Bruce Stewart 12. John Milton by Gordon Campbell 13. Jane Austen by Marilyn Butler 14. Henry VIII by Eric Ives 15. Queen Victoria by K. D. Reynolds and H. C. G. Matthew 16. Winston Churchill by Paul Addison 17. Oliver Cromwell by John Morrill 18. Thomas Paine by Mark Philp 19. J. M. W. Turner by Luke Herrmann 20. William and Mary by Tony Claydon and W. A. Speck
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THE THESIS
This work investigates the complex political and religious motivations of Oliver Cromwell, questioning how a minor country gentleman rose to become the Lord Protector of England. John Morrill, a distinguished historian and expert on the seventeenth-century British Isles, utilizes primary source documents and the scholarly framework of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography to synthesize Cromwell's life. The text examines the tension between Cromwell's personal piety and his pragmatic, often brutal, approach to governance and military strategy during the English Civil War.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A detailed examination of the English Civil War and the subsequent Interregnum period.
- Analysis of Cromwell's role in the trial and execution of King Charles I.
- Primary source evidence derived from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- An assessment of Cromwell's religious radicalism and its impact on his political decision-making.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this volume as a reliable, condensed entry point for those seeking a scholarly overview of Cromwell's life. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which manages to pack significant historical context into a concise format.
Page Count:
132
Publication Date:
2007-10-15
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019921753X
ISBN-13:
9780199217533
History
Biography
Great Britain
Military History
Political Biography
British History
Heads Of State
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