Major General Hezekiah Haynes and the Failure of Oliver Cromwells - Godly Revolution, 1594170

Hezekiah Haynes fought in the British Civil Wars, before rising to become Cromwell's ruler of the east of England. This biography will appeal to all those interested in early modern English and American history.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: 1594-1655 1. The economic, kinship and religious networks of Hezekiah Haynes and the development of a Puritan activist, 1594 to 1654 2. Haynes and the experience of war, 1642 to 1651 3. Haynes and the politics of the Godly armies, 1646 to 1655 Part 2: 1655-1704 4. Major-General of the east and political conservatism, 1655 to 1657 5. Major-General of the east and religious radicalism, 1655 to 1657 6. The collapse of Godly rule and Restoration persecution, 1656 to 1662 7. The survival and realignment of Hezekiah Haynes’ economic, kinship and religious networks, 1654 to 1704 Conclusion: Hezekiah Haynes and the failure of Oliver Cromwell’s Godly Revolution

About the author

David Farr is Deputy Head Academic of Norwich School. He is author of full-length studies of other Cromwellian military-religious figures, John Lambert, Henry Ireton and Thomas Harrison, as well as general studies of Britain 1603–1702, and numerous articles on various aspects of the English Revolution.

Summary

Hezekiah Haynes fought in the British Civil Wars, before rising to become Cromwell’s ruler of the east of England. This biography will appeal to all those interested in early modern English and American history.

Product details

• Authors: David Farr, David (Norwich School Farr
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780367510824
• ISBN: 978-0-367-51082-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social History, military history, Social & cultural history, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Religion, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology