{"product_id":"cromwell-and-the-interregnum-the-essential-readings-paperback","title":"Cromwell and the Interregnum: The Essential Readings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Lee Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminates the personality of Cromwell and his achievements.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes treatments of Ireland and Scotland alongside discussion of England.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEditorial material introduces students to the historiographical issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis reader brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. It focuses on the years from Charles I's execution in 1649 to Cromwell's own death in 1658. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe articles explore key themes, such as Cromwell'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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He has won the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize and Cambridge University's Thirlwall Prize for Historical Research. He is the author of eight previous books on various aspects of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century history including \u003ci\u003eOliver Cromwell\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eA History of the Modern British Isles, 1603-1707 \u003c\/i\u003e(Blackwell, 1998), and \u003ci\u003eThe Stuart Parliaments, 1603--1689\u003c\/i\u003e (1999).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.88 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52613788008755,"sku":"9780631227250","price":84.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZHlrckN5U3BuVWJaM0ZjdXN1T0dJZz09.webp?v=1761861427","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/cromwell-and-the-interregnum-the-essential-readings-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}