England Without a King 1649– 60

Austin Woolrych, "England Without a King 1649-60 "
English | ISBN: 1138163325 | 2017 | 62 pages | EPUB | 347 KB
Professor Woolrych surveys the establishment and history if the Commonwealth and Protectorate, first explaining how the country lost its king, and how Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector. Professor Woolrych challenges accepted views on the nature of the Protectorate, and finally offers some guidelines to the tangled period between Cromwell's death and the Restoration.