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The Cromwellian Protectorate (Hardcover)
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The Cromwellian Protectorate (Hardcover)
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The neglected period of the Protectorate is reviewed and reassessed
in this stimulating collection. The Protectorate is arguably the
Cinderella of Interregnum studies: it lacks the immediate drama of
the Regicide, the Republic or the Restoration, and is often
dismissed as a 'retreat from revolution', a short period of
conservative rule before the inevitable return of the Stuarts. The
essays in this volume present new research that challenges this
view. They argue instead that the Protectorate was dynamic and
progressive, even if the policies put forwardwere not always
successful, and often created further tensions within the
government and between Whitehall and the localities. Particular
topics include studies of Oliver Cromwell and his relationship with
Parliament, and the awkward position inherited by his son, Richard;
the role of art and architecture in creating a splendid protectoral
court; and the important part played by the council, as a
law-making body, as a political cockpit, and as part of a hierarchy
of government covering not just England but also Ireland and
Scotland. There are also investigations of the reactions to
Cromwellian rule in Wales, in the towns and cities of the
Severn/Avon basin, and in the local communities of England faced
with a far-reaching programme of religious reform. PATRICK LITTLE
is Senior Research Fellow at the History of Parliament Trust.
Contributors: BARRY COWARD, DAVID L. SMITH, JASON PEACEY, PAUL
HUNNEYBALL, BLAIR WORDEN, PETER GAUNT, LLOYD BOWEN, STEPHEN K.
ROBERTS, CHRISTOPHER DURSTON.
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