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14 de may. de 2024 · Britain in Revolution, 1625-1660. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN: 198200811X; 825pp.; Price: £25.00. Britain in Revolution is a huge book in every sense, the distillation of a lifetime’s-worth of teaching, researching and writing, resulting in a large, sweeping narrative account of a very high standard.
Hace 4 días · In line with the recent reconsideration of Richard Cromwell, Davis tentatively suggests that Richard’s problem was not so much his alleged personal weakness as that he capitalised on his father’s late rapprochement with the civilian, largely presbyterian parliamentarians who had gradually come round to the idea of the ...
Hace 3 días · Jason Peacey rounds off the book with a successful defence against Cromwell’s successor as Protector, his son Richard, against traditional charges of laziness and political inexperience.
Hace 3 días · Sack of Wexford. First Siege of Waterford. Dunbar. Worcester. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.
Hace 2 días · As Richard Cromwell fell from power, he envisaged a step towards a freer republic or "free commonwealth", writing in the hope of this outcome in early 1660. Milton had argued for an awkward position, in the Ready and Easy Way , because he wanted to invoke the Good Old Cause and gain the support of the republicans, but without ...
Hace 3 días · In 1533 he became Solicitor-General and was knighted, when he took a leading part with Thomas Cromwell in the persecution of those accused of violating the Act of Succession of 1534, which declared Elizabeth to be heir to the throne and Katharine's marriage unlawful.
Hace 3 días · Walter Cromwell, Katherine Meverell. Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈkrɒmwəl, - wɛl /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.
