Barry Coward

The Cromwellian Protectorate

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the nature of the first regime ever to have effective control of the British Isles and the impact that it had on England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and on Britain's international reputation. One of the few stuides to view the period as one of acheivement rather than merely a reactionary regime. Examines the aspirations of the Cromwellian Protectorate and underlines their committemnt to a radical vision, despite the pressures and crises that the regime faced. Examines the international dimension of the rules of Oliver and Richard Cromwell. Containing many key documents of the period and a bibliographical essay, considers A and AS level requirements as well as being valuable to undergraduates and general readers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9780719043178
• ISBN-10: 0719043174
• Artikelnr.: 22155480

Autorenporträt

Barry Coward is Reader in History at Birkbeck College, University of London

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART ONE: THE PROTECTORATE AND THE QUEST FOR REFORMATION 1.
The establishment of the Cromwellian Protectorate, December 1653: 'a
conservative reaction'? Barebone's Parliament, July - December 1653 The
establishment of the Protectorate, December 1653 2. The First Year of the
Cromwellian Protectorate, December 1653 - January 1655 The Instrument of
Government and rule by Lord Protector and Council, December 1653 -
September 1654 The first Protectorate Parliament, September 1654 - January
1655 3. The Crisis of the Cromwellian Protectorate, February 1655 - June
1656 The Protectorate's siege mentality Godly rule 4. Stresses within the
Cromwellian Protectorate, June 1655 - June 1657 Return to rule with
parliament The case of James Nayler The militia bill 5. The End of the
Cromwellian Protectorate, June 1657 - May 1659 The end of the Protectorate
of Oliver Cromwell, The end of the Cromwellian Protectorate PART TWO: THE
IMPACT OF THE PROTECTORATE 6. The Cromwellian Protectorate and the Wider
World The activist role of the Protectorate in international affairs The
Protectorate and the Dutch The Protectorate and the Baltic The Protectorate
and France and Spain 7. The Cromwellian Protectorate and Scotland and
Ireland Different attitudes to Scotland and Ireland Similar attitudes to
Scotland and Ireland: conquest and reformation Punitive policies against
the Irish and Scots The Protectorate's British legacy 8. The Cromwellian
Protectorate and England and Wales Opposition Failure Acceptance Change
Conclusion: The persistent grin Documents