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Humanities Insights : Oliver Cromwell.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Penrith : Palo Alto :
Humanities-Ebooks.co.uk, Ebrary, Incorporated [distributor]
Jan. 2007 ;
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| Colección: | Humanities Insights.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright and Licence
- Title Page
- Contents
- A Note on the Author
- Part 1 Oliver Cromwell: Career Outline
- CHAPTER 1: From Gentleman to General
- 1.2 Out of the fenland shadows
- 1.3 The emergence of a revolutionary
- 1.4 Fighting in the Lord�s cause
- 1.5 Turning the tide of war
- CHAPTER 2: From Regicide to Lord Protector
- 2.1 Between Parliament and the army
- 2.2 From monarchy to republic
- 2.3 Campaigning in Ireland and Scotland
- 2.4 From the Rump to Barebones Parliament
- 2.5 The establishment of the Protectorate
- 2.6 The rule of the major-generals2.7 The offer of the Crown
- 2.8 To the grave�and beyond
- Part 2 Issues and debates
- CHAPTER 3: Cromwell as Military Commander
- 3.2 Secrets of success
- 3.3 Fortune favours the bold
- 3.4 Ireland and the �curse of Cromwell�
- CHAPTER 4: Seeking Power or Seeking the Lord?
- 4.2 Self-seeker or reluctant constable?
- CHAPTER 5: The Protectorate at Home
- 5.2 Cromwell as Protector
- 5.3 The Protectorate: a military regime?
- 5.4 Cromwell and religious toleration
- 5.5 Was the Protectorate doomed to fail?
- CHAPTER 6: Cromwell and the Internationa Scene6.2 Cromwellian foreign policy: religious mission or diplomatic realism?
- Part 3 The Legacy
- Chapter 7 Cromwell�s reputation in historical perspective
- 7.1 A barren legacy?
- 7.2 Cromwell in folklore and tradition
- 7.3 A controversial reputation
- 7.4 Towards a more balanced assessment?
- Bibliography
- A Chronology of Oliver Cromwell�s Career
- Humanities Insights