Description
This book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum.
- Brings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum.
- Illuminates the personality of Cromwell and his achievements.
- Includes treatments of Ireland and Scotland alongside discussion of England.
- Editorial material introduces students to the historiographical issues.
About the Author
David L. Smith is 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 Oliver Cromwell (1991), A History of the Modern British Isles, 1603-1707 (Blackwell, 1998), and The Stuart Parliaments, 1603--1689 (1999).
Reviews
"Here are eight of the best essays of the past twenty years on Oliver Cromwell in power. The collection is enhanced by David Smith's lucid and comprehensive introduction summarizing the current historiography on politics and religion during the Interregnum."
--Ian Gentles, Glendon College, Toronto
"This collection of important articles on the 1650s will be a boon to everyone interested in discovering more about the history of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, as will the editor's introduction, which is a splendid guide to many important themes of the history of that period."
--Barry Coward, Birkbeck College, London
Book Information
ISBN 9780631227250
Author David Lee Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 236
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 376g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm * 20mm