'Behemoth' is a history of the English Civil Wars and Interregnum (1640-60) written by one of England's most famous philosophers, Thomas Hobbes. It covers...
This is a detailed study of the religious and political character of the most revolutionary decade of English history, from the execution of Charles I...
In this original account, the author traces the rapid development of intelligence techniques during the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth. His narrative...
Jason McElligott presents this study of the content and methods of royalist propaganda via newsbooks in the crucial period following the end of the first...
In this study, the role of a fluctuating collection of loyal, resourceful and courageous royalist agents is uncovered and examined. The book depicts a...
The Cromwellian Protectorate was a period of innovation in poetry and drama, as well as constitutional debate. This account of the period focuses on key...
PublishedCambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011
This volume ranges widely across the social, religious and political history of revolution in 17th-century Britain, focusing on personal experiences of...
Greenspan examines a selection of Cromwell's conflicts, policies and imperial ventures to explore the ways in which the media was instrumental in developing...