Oliver Cromwell [Paperback]

An assessment of the man and myth, exploring the legends which surround Cromwell and the differing interpretations.Preface.

List of Maps.

Part I: Introduction:.

1. The Man and the Myth.

Pert II: The Life and Career:.

2. Early Life, 1599-1642.

3. The First Civil War, 1642-46.

4. Politics and the Army, 1646-49.

5. Enemies and Divisions, 1649-53.

6. Head of State , 1653-58.

Part III: Conclusions:.

7. The Faces of Cromwell.

Select Bibliography.

Notes.

Index.

Clearly written, well organized and suffused with human interest, this new study will prove deservedly popular in sixth forms and university courses. History <!--end-->

This book is as disciplined, vivid and vigorous as the man it celebrates. Gaunt offers a convincing interpretation of Cromwell's life and a shrewd assessment of his achievement. John Morrill, Vice Master and Reader in Early Modern History, Selwyn College, Cambridge

A carefully written and well argued account. The Times

A new and controversial account of one of the pivotal figures in British history. This scholarly account is nonetheless interesting and informative. Rachel Dickinson, Waterstone's, Richmond, in The Bookseller

A concise but thick-textured and comprehensive reconsideration of a character, a career, a life and a reputation, making no claim to be definitive - each generation commands its own reappraisal - but ensured of an enduring place in the historiography. Ivan Roots, Cromwelliana