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- catalog abstract "Oliver Cromwell was the only Republican ruler in English history. He rose from being an obscure country farmer, through a brilliant career as a soldier to become Head of State as Lord Protector. But although we have extensive records of his letters and speeches, much about his career and his inner motives remains mysterious. Through a wide variety of primary sources, this book will consider what drove Cromwell as a soldier, politician, statesman and religious visionary; how he saw his own mission, and how others viewed him. Ultimately we confront a haunting question: was Cromwell a man driven by visions of a free and just society, or by ambition and self-interest; a principled defender of civil and religious liberties or a bigot and tyrant? -- Book cover.".
- catalog contributor b3616877.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.".
- catalog created "1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1991.".
- catalog description "Cromwell and the civil wars -- Cromwell's political attitudes -- Cromwell's religious attitudes -- Cromwell's social attitudes -- Cromwell and the world -- Assessment: historians on Cromwell.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Oliver Cromwell was the only Republican ruler in English history. He rose from being an obscure country farmer, through a brilliant career as a soldier to become Head of State as Lord Protector. But although we have extensive records of his letters and speeches, much about his career and his inner motives remains mysterious. Through a wide variety of primary sources, this book will consider what drove Cromwell as a soldier, politician, statesman and religious visionary; how he saw his own mission, and how others viewed him. Ultimately we confront a haunting question: was Cromwell a man driven by visions of a free and just society, or by ambition and self-interest; a principled defender of civil and religious liberties or a bigot and tyrant? -- Book cover.".
- catalog extent "vii, 120 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521388961".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Pres,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.".
- catalog subject "941.06/4/092 20".
- catalog subject "Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.".
- catalog subject "DA426 .S65 1991".
- catalog tableOfContents "Cromwell and the civil wars -- Cromwell's political attitudes -- Cromwell's religious attitudes -- Cromwell's social attitudes -- Cromwell and the world -- Assessment: historians on Cromwell.".
- catalog title "Oliver Cromwell : politics and religion in the English revolution, 1640-1658 / David L. Smith.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".