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The Making of Oliver Cromwell (Paperback)
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The Making of Oliver Cromwell (Paperback)
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The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver
Cromwell-providing a major new interpretation of one of the
greatest figures in history "Hutton's book is intelligent, well
documented, and stylish."-Keith Thomas, New York Review of Books
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)-the only English commoner to become the
overall head of state-is one of the great figures of history, but
his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and
devout, devious and self-serving. As a parliamentarian, he was
devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell's
speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler
of England before Victoria and, for those seeking to understand
him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new
work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction. Cromwell,
pursuing his devotion to God and cementing his Puritan support
base, quickly transformed from obscure provincial to military
victor. At the end of the first English Civil War, he was poised to
take power. Hutton reveals a man who was both genuine in his faith
and deliberate in his dishonesty-and uncovers the inner workings of
the man who has puzzled biographers for centuries.
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