Cromwell and the interregnum : the essential readings / edited by David L. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, David L. (David Lawrence), 1963-

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Blackwell essential readings in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.

Cromwell, Oliver.

Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.

Great Britain.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 226 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.

Summary:

This reader brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. It focuses on the years from Charles Irsquo; s execution in 1649 to Cromwellrsquo; s own death in 1658. The articles explore key themes, such as Cromwellrsquo; s complex personality, beliefs and motives; the nature of his role and influence during the Interregnum; his relationships with Parliaments, the Army and the Council; and the impact of the Commonwealth and Protectorate on British politics and society. They represent the diversity of approaches and perspectives that historians have brought to these issues, but all of them explore why Cromwell never achieved enduring political stability. The book is British in scope, including treatments of Ireland and Scotland as well as England. The volume opens with an editorial introduction to recent controversies in the field, and each essay is prefaced with a headnote setting it within its historiographical context.

Contents:

1 Oliver Cromwell, the Regicide and the Sons of Zeruiah / John Morrill, Philip Baker 15

2 Oliver Cromwell and the Sin of Achan / Blair Worden 37

3 The Cromwellian Protectorate: A Military Dictatorship? / Austin Woolrych 61

4 'The Single Person's Confidants and Dependents'? Oliver Cromwell and his Protectoral Councillors / Peter Gaunt 91

5 Oliver Cromwell and the Localities: The Problem of Consent / Anthony Fletcher 121

6 Cromwell's Religion / Colin Davis 139

7 Oliver Cromwell, the First Protectorate Parliament and Religious Reform / David L. Smith 167

8 Cromwell, Scotland and Ireland / David Stevenson 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0631227245

0631227253

OCLC:

50919768