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Cromwell's spy : from the American colonies to the English Civil War : the life of George Downing / Dennis Sewell.
Van Pelt Library DA429.D69 S49 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sewell, Dennis, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Espionage--Great Britain--History.
- Espionage.
- Spies--Great Britain--Biography.
- Spies.
- Downing, George, Sir, 1623?-1684.
- Downing, George.
- Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658--Friends and associates.
- Cromwell, Oliver.
- Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Other Title:
- Life of George Downing
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2026.
- Summary:
- "A vivid biography of the elusive George Downing, a Puritan from colonial Massachusetts who became Oliver Cromwell's chief spy and a key figure in the Restoration."--Publisher.
- Contents:
- Dramatis personae
- Introduction
- An unsentimental education
- Army versus Parliament
- The Breda mission
- Mr. Downing goes to war
- The Dunbar fight
- Capturing the castle and ending the war
- Rump to Barebone's
- A marriage and a settlement
- A diplomat abroad
- Politician and envoy
- Rendition
- Rise and fall
- Si menumentum requiris... circumspice.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher data.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-356) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798897100507
- OCLC:
- 1543372280
- Publisher Number:
- 90103984613
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