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Author Hutton, Ronald, author.

Title The making of Oliver Cromwell / Ronald Hutton.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
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Description xi, 400 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-380) and index.
Contents The Prehistoric Cromwell -- Member Of Parliament And Captain Of Horse -- The Cavalry Colonel -- The Lieutenant-General -- Borrowed Time -- The Glorious Year.
Summary The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell--providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)--the only English commoner to become the overall head of state--is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell's speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria and, for those seeking to understand him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction. Cromwell, pursuing his devotion to God and cementing his Puritan support base, quickly transformed from obscure provincial to military victor. At the end of the first English Civil War, he was poised to take power. Hutton reveals a man who was both genuine in his faith and deliberate in his dishonesty--and uncovers the inner workings of the man who has puzzled biographers for centuries.
Subject Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
Heads of state -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. (OCoLC)fst00055660
Heads of state. (OCoLC)fst00952677
Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Puritan Revolution (Great Britain : 1642-1660) (OCoLC)fst01354150
Chronological Term 1642-1660
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Biographies.
ISBN 9780300257458 (hardcover)
0300257457 (hardcover)
9780300262759 (ebook)

 
    
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