This is a detailed study of the religious and political character of the most revolutionary decade of English history from the execution of Charles I in 1649 to the return of his son in 1660. It explores the minds and conduct of the dominant figure of the era, Oliver Cromwell, a…
This is a detailed study of the religious and political character of the most revolutionary decade of English history from the execution of Charles I in 1649 to the return of his son in 1660. It explores the minds and conduct of the dominant figure of the era, Oliver Cromwell, a…
This is a detailed study of the religious and political character of the most revolutionary decade of English history from the execution of Charles I in 1649 to the return of his son in 1660. It explores the minds and conduct of the dominant figure of the era, Oliver Cromwell, a…
"The Puritan Revolution escaped the control of its creators. The parliamentarians who went to war with Charles I in 1642 did not want or expect the fundamental changes that would follow seven years later: the trial and execution of the king, the abolition of the House of Lords, …
"The Puritan Revolution escaped the control of its creators. The parliamentarians who went to war with Charles I in 1642 did not want or expect the fundamental changes that would follow seven years later: the trial and execution of the king, the abolition of the House of Lords, …
In this work, John Donoghue recovers the lasting significance of the radical ideas of Coleman Street Ward by exploring their wider Atlantic history and revealing how republican radicals redefined themselves against the emergent economy of empire.
"In Fire under the Ashes, John Donoghue recovers the lasting significance of the radical ideas of the English Revolution, exploring their wider Atlantic history through a case study of Coleman Street Ward, London. Located in the crowded center of seventeenth-century London, Cole…