Cromwell
Author | : Antonia Fraser |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 774 |
Release | : 1997-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0749301074 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780749301071 |
Rating | : 4/5 (071 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cromwell written by Antonia Fraser and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1997-08-01 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cromwell, award-winning biographer Antonia Fraser tells of one of England's most celebrated and controversial figures, often misunderstood and demonized as a puritanical zealot. Oliver Cromwell rose from humble beginnings to spearhead the rebellion against King Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649, and led his soldiers into the last battle against the Royalists and King Charles II at Worcester, ending the civil war in 1651. Fraser shows how England's prestige and prosperity grew under Cromwell, reversing the decline it had suffered since Queen Elizabeth I's death.