Cromwellian Protectorate

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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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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Utgivningsdatum2002-10-10
Mått138 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt336 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Frontiers
Antal sidor256
FörlagManchester University Press
ISBN9780719043178

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IntroductionPART ONE: THE PROTECTORATE AND THE QUEST FOR REFORMATION1. The establishment of the Cromwellian Protectorate, December 1653: ‘a conservative reaction’?Barebone’s Parliament, July - December 1653The establishment of the Protectorate, December 16532. The First Year of the Cromwellian Protectorate, December 1653 - January 1655The Instrument of Government and rule by Lord Protector and Council, December 1653 - September 1654The first Protectorate Parliament, September 1654 - January 16553. The Crisis of the Cromwellian Protectorate, February 1655 - June 1656The Protectorate’s siege mentalityGodly rule4. Stresses within the Cromwellian Protectorate, June 1655 - June 1657Return to rule with parliamentThe case of James NaylerThe militia bill5. The End of the Cromwellian Protectorate, June 1657 - May 1659The end of the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell,The end of the Cromwellian ProtectoratePART TWO: THE IMPACT OF THE PROTECTORATE6. The Cromwellian Protectorate and the Wider WorldThe activist role of the Protectorate in international affairsThe Protectorate and the DutchThe Protectorate and the BalticThe Protectorate and France and Spain7. The Cromwellian Protectorate and Scotland and IrelandDifferent attitudes to Scotland and IrelandSimilar attitudes to Scotland and Ireland: conquest and reformationPunitive policies against the Irish and ScotsThe Protectorate’s British legacy8. The Cromwellian Protectorate and England and WalesOppositionFailureAcceptanceChangeConclusion: The persistent grinDocuments