{"product_id":"oliver-cromwell-paperback-softback-9780631204800","title":"Oliver Cromwell (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631204800","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOliver Cromwell\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Gaunt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631204800, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 May 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e280 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.354 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Clearly written, well organized and suffused with human interest, this new study will prove deservedly popular in sixth forms and university courses.\" \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn Morrill, Vice Master and Reader in Early Modern History, Selwyn College, Cambridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A carefully written and well argued account.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A new and controversial account of one of the pivotal figures in British history. This scholarly account is nonetheless interesting and informative.\" \u003ci\u003eRachel Dickinson, Waterstone's, Richmond, in The Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003ci\u003eIvan Roots, Cromwelliana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Serious and well researched.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOliver Cromwell\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb and scholarly biography, and essential reading for any definitive study of 17th century British and Irish history. \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The strength of Peter Gaunt's book is that it integrates Cromwell's military and political careers and deals seriously and sensitively with his religion. It is also well written. In his handling of Cromwell's battlefield exploits, Gaunt is superior to virtually all other recent biographers ... Gaunt has written the most useful biography since C. H. Firth's \u003ci\u003eOliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in 1900.\" \u003ci\u003eAlbion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn assessment of the man and myth, exploring the legends which surround Cromwell and the differing interpretations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eList of Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Man and the Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePert II: The Life and Career:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Early Life, 1599-1642.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The First Civil War, 1642-46.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Politics and the Army, 1646-49.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Enemies and Divisions, 1649-53.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Head of State , 1653-58.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Conclusions:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Faces of Cromwell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52475003535640,"sku":"9780631204800","price":28.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631204800.jpg?v=1785803205","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/oliver-cromwell-paperback-softback-9780631204800","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}