The book examines the factors that influenced Cromwell's evolution from fenland farmer to civil war general and national leader. It examines the following key issues: Why was Cromwell so successful as a military commander? Is it possible to defend the methods he used in his controversial campaign in Ireland? Was Cromwell motivated by ambition or by his religious convictions? Was the Protectorate nothing more than a military dictatorship? What was the nature of Cromwell's vision of religious freedom? Was Cromwell's foreign policy driven by religious ideology or by the national interest? Why has Cromwell been a source of enduring interest, both for historians and the wider public?
- ISBN10 1847600522
- ISBN13 9781847600523
- Publish Date 12 June 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Humanities - Ebooks.co.uk
- Format eBook
- Language English