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The Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660
From 1649 to 1660 England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. This is the first study to describe the nature of that experience, both for members of the army and for civilian society. It offers new perspectives on Oliver Cromwell, the Major-Generals, and the reasons for the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660.
Cromwell's Major-Generals
Christopher Durston's full-scale study ambitiously documents the history behind what remains today, a powerful symbol of military rule. He explores the motivations behind the decisions to appoint the major-generals, looking at their careers and personalities. Durston pays particular attention to the collection of the decimation tax, the attempt to improve the security of the regime, and the struggle to build a godly nation. He concludes with an investigation of the 1656 election and the major-generals' subsequent fall from power.
At a Crossroad
Henry is a thirteen-year-old boy from rural Georgia, and this book chronicles his life during the rebuilding process after the Great Depression. Henry loves God, his family, and baseball. He works on his farm with his family and left school in the fifth grade to help out. He is the oldest of five children. Henry's parents, the Robinsons are both God-fearing people and have instilled faith over fear in their children. Henry has big dreams of playing in the big leagues of baseball but life sometimes gets in the way. He will go through a lot, along with ups and downs with his family members, but getting to the big league is going to take a lot of practice, tons of patience, an abundance of work, and most of all...faith. God has a plan for Henry, but does that plan involve him playing in the big league?
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The Fall
Why did England’s one experiment in republican rule fail? Oliver Cromwell’s death in 1658 sparked a period of unrivalled turmoil and confusion in English history. In less than two years, there were close to ten changes of government; rival armies of Englishmen faced each other across the Scottish border; and the Long Parliament was finally dissolved after two decades. Why was this period so turbulent, and why did the republic, backed by a formidable standing army, come crashing down in such spectacular fashion? In this fascinating history, Henry Reece explores the full story of the English republic’s downfall. Questioning the accepted version of events, Reece argues that the restoration of the monarchy was far from inevitable—and that the republican regime could have survived long term. Richard Cromwell’s Protectorate had deep roots in the political nation, the Rump Parliament mobilised its supporters impressively, and the country showed little interest in returning to the old order until the republic had collapsed. This is a compelling account that transforms our understanding of England’s short-lived period of republican rule.
