ABSTRACT
The book begins by introducing the complicated events leading to the execution of Charles I in 1649 and then offers a detailed analysis of the political experimentation which followed. Toby Barnard argues that although the survival of the revolutionary order was bound up with Cromwell, and collapsed after his death, the regime defeated both its domestic and foreign enemies and was more stable than has often been thought. The book also investigates changes on the structures of power, on the ruling elites and in the localities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |7 pages
The Background
chapter |4 pages
England in 1649
chapter |3 pages
The Army and Oliver Cromwell
part |62 pages
Descriptive Analysis
chapter |16 pages
The Rule of the Rump Parliament 1649–1653
chapter |11 pages
The First Phase of Godly Rule: The Barebones Parliament of 1653
chapter |15 pages
The First Phase of Healing and Settling: The Protectorate
chapter |7 pages
The Second Phase of Godly Rule: The Major-Generals 1655–1656
chapter |3 pages
Epilogue: Towards the Restoration of Charles II
part |10 pages
Assessment
chapter |10 pages
The Impact of the Régime
part |14 pages
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