Oliver Cromwell: Politics and Religion in the English Revolution 1640–1658

by David L. Smith

• ISBN13: 9780521388962
• ISBN10: 0521388961
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-01-31
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Much about Oliver Cromwell's career & inner motives remains mysterious despite extensive records of his letters & speeches. This study attempts to resolve whether he was a man driven by visions of a free & just society or ambition & self-interest.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Cromwell and the Civil Wars	p. 11
Cromwell's political attitudes	p. 30
Cromwell's religious attitudes	p. 49
Cromwell's social attitudes	p. 68
Cromwell and the world	p. 82
Assessment: historians on Cromwell	p. 105
Bibliography	p. 113
Index	p. 118
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