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Perceptions of a monarchy without a king : reactions to Oliver Cromwell's power /

"Oliver Cromwell had not a drop of royal blood in him. Yet in 1657, prompted by the political chaos that followed the execution of Charles I and inspired by a belief that a return to monarchy was the only way to stabilize the nation, parliament offered Cromwell the crown of Britain. In Percepti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woodford, Benjamin, 1984-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1 Oliver Cromwell's Kingship Speeches and the Arguments of the Kingship Committee
  • 2 The Absence of Kingship in Printed Propaganda
  • 3 Mercurius Politicus : A Newsbook's Account of the Kingship Crisis
  • 4 Cromwellian Writers: Marchamont Nedham, John Milton, and Michael Hawke
  • 5 Cromwellian Poets: Edmund Waller, Andrew Marvell, George Wither, and John Lineall
  • 6 Cromwellian Monarchists and Stuart Loyalists: A Split in the Royalist Movement
  • 7 Religious Reactions to Cromwellian Power Conclusion
  • 8 James Harrington's Oceana and Its Relation to the Protectorate
  • Conclusion.