Republic: Britain's Revolutionary Decade, 1649–1660 by Alice Hunt
English | October 4th, 2024 | ISBN: 0571303196 | 512 pages | True EPUB | 5.67 MB
Events moved with giddying speed in the 1650s. After the execution of Charles I, ‘dangerous’ monarchy was abolished and the House of Lords was dismissed, sending shock waves across the kingdom. These revolutionary acts set in motion a decade of bewildering change and instability, under the leadership of the soldier-statesman Oliver Cromwell.