Название: A Sword for Christ: The Republican Era in Great Britain and Ireland
Автор: Jonathan Cobb
Издательство: Birlinn
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv)
Страниц: 416
Размер: 22,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
The fifteen-year period between 1645 and 1660 was one of the most dynamic in British history, during which the republican Commonwealth and Cromwellian Protectorate attempted to create a new type of ‘Godly’ state after the execution of Charles I.
Drawing on the latest research and established sources, as well as the works and diaries of contemporaries such as John Evelyn, Lucy Hutchinson and Samuel Pepys, A Sword for Christ offers a new and stimulating perspective on these extraordinary years. Key personalities such as Sir Thomas Fairfax, the Marquis of Argyll, Charles II and, of course, Oliver Cromwell himself – one of the most contentious figures in history – are re-appraised and brought vividly to life.