Republic : Britain's revolutionary decade, 1649-1660 /
by Hunt, Alice.
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BookPublisher: London : Faber, 2024Description: 493 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780571303199 (hbk.) :; 0571303196 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 941.063 HUNSubject(s): History | History | History | European history | History | Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660Summary: Events moved fast in the 1650s. Something cataclysmic happened every year, something that would thrust the newly formed republic, its people, and its eventual 'Lord Protector' Oliver Cromwell, in an entirely new direction. It was a time of bewildering change and uncertainty, but it was also a time of innovation and opportunity. And, for the men and women who lived through these years, this period was certainly not an 'interregnum'. Here, in thrilling detail, Alice Hunt brings the republic and its extraordinary cast of characters, from politicians to poets and prophets, back to life.
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| 941.062 BEN The Civil Wars, 1637-1653 | 941.062 EDW The last days of Charles I | 941.062 MAT The prisoner king : Charles I in captivity / | 941.063 HUN Republic : Britain's revolutionary decade, 1649-1660 / | 941.063 KEA The restless republic : Britain without a crown / | 941.065 FIT Return of the king: the restoration of Charles II | 941.066 HAR Restoration: |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Events moved fast in the 1650s. Something cataclysmic happened every year, something that would thrust the newly formed republic, its people, and its eventual 'Lord Protector' Oliver Cromwell, in an entirely new direction. It was a time of bewildering change and uncertainty, but it was also a time of innovation and opportunity. And, for the men and women who lived through these years, this period was certainly not an 'interregnum'. Here, in thrilling detail, Alice Hunt brings the republic and its extraordinary cast of characters, from politicians to poets and prophets, back to life.
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