Images of Oliver Cromwell - Essays for and By Roger Howell, Jr

Informationen zum Autor R. C. Richardson is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Winchester Klappentext Oliver Cromwell ranks as one of the most hotly debated figures in the whole of English history. This complex historiography has left us today with many different versions of Cromwell as man, general and statesman and the conflicting images are the subject of this book. Zusammenfassung Oliver Cromwell ranks as one of the most hotly debated figures in the whole of English history. This complex historiography has left us today with many different versions of Cromwell as man! general and statesman and the conflicting images are the subject of this book. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Roger Howell, Jr, and Oliver Cromwell 1. Appreciations and reminiscences of Roger Howell, Jr 2. Images of Oliver Cromwell - Roger Howell, Jr3. 'That imp of Satan': the Restoration image of Cromwell - Roger Howell, Jr4. Cromwell and the Glorious Revolution - W. A. Speck5. Cromwell, the English Revolution and political symbolism in eighteenth-century England - Roger Howell, Jr6. Carlyle's Cromwell - Ivan Roots7. 'Who needs another Cromwell?' The nineteenth-century image of Oliver Cromwell - Roger Howell, Jr8. Cromwell and the inter-war European dictators - R. C. Richardson9. Cromwell and his parliaments: the Trevor-Roper thesis revisited - Roger Howell, Jr10. Cromwell's personality: the problems and promises of a psychohistorical approach - Roger Howell, Jr11. Cromwell and English liberty - Roger Howell, Jr12. Irish images of Cromwell - Toby Barnard13. Cromwell in America - Peter KarstenAppendixIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: R. Richardson, R. C. Richardson, R.c. Richardson
• Con la collaborazione di: R. Richardson (Editore), R. C. Richardson (Editore), Richardson R. (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.04.2015
• EAN: 9780719097546
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9754-6
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; England, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700