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by Peter Gaunt (Author) "This day (Oh, the stupendous and inscrutable judgments of God!) were the carcasses of those arch-rebels, Cromwell, Bradshawe (the judge who condemned his Majesty), and..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: WileyBlackwell; New edition edition (11 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0631204806
  • ISBN-13: 978-0631204800
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"Clearly written, well organized and suffused with human interest, this new study will prove deservedly popular in sixth forms and university courses." History <!––end––>

"This book is as disciplined, vivid and vigorous as the man it celebrates. Gaunt offers a convincing interpretation of Cromwell′s life and a shrewd assessment of his achievement." John Morrill, Vice Master and Reader in Early Modern History, Selwyn College, Cambridge

"A carefully written and well argued account." The Times

"A new and controversial account of one of the pivotal figures in British history. This scholarly account is nonetheless interesting and informative." Rachel Dickinson, Waterstone′s, Richmond, in The Bookseller

"A concise but thick–textured and comprehensive reconsideration of a character, a career, a life and a reputation, making no claim to be definitive – each generation commands its own reappraisal – but ensured of an enduring place in the historiography." Ivan Roots, Cromwelliana

"Serious and well researched." The Sunday Times

"Oliver Cromwell is a superb and scholarly biography, and essential reading for any definitive study of 17th century British and Irish history. Midwest Book Review


"The strength of Peter Gaunt′s book is that it integrates Cromwell′s military and political careers and deals seriously and sensitively with his religion. It is also well written. In his handling of Cromwell′s battlefield exploits, Gaunt is superior to virtually all other recent biographers ... Gaunt has written the most useful biography since C. H. Firth′s Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans appeared in 1900." Albion



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An assessment of the man and myth, exploring the legends which surround Cromwell and the differing interpretations.
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This day (Oh, the stupendous and inscrutable judgments of God!) were the carcasses of those arch-rebels, Cromwell, Bradshawe (the judge who condemned his Majesty), and Ireton (son-in-law to the Usurper), dragged out of their superb tombs in Westminster among the Kings, to Tyburn, and hanged on the gallows there from nine in the morning till six at night, and then buried under that fatal and ignominious monument in a deep pit; thousands of people who had seen them in all their pride being spectators. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars Champion of liberty, 7 Jun 2006
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This is the best biography of Cromwell which I have read. It is concise and an easy read. Particularly pleasing is how the author gives criticism of many sources on Cromwell to assess their credibility for many are from those with cause to hate him or so late to be of doubtful provenance. Despite losing some favorite quotes this way one is given plenty of others from Oliver himself which confirm that this was no hypocritical ambitious dissembler but a man who believed he was guided and blessed by Providence to lead and rule .

The speed of the transformation from a little known farmer to the greatest military leader on Briish soil and then to head of state is truly astonishing. Gaunt has a good analysis of the reasons why Cromwell refused the crown and of his much criticised Irish campaign.

I found this a very fair book. The reader is informed that you cannot understand Cromwell through modern secularist spectacles. You have to understand some 17th century theology to see what motivated this man. I think the author is very fair in giving us the views of those critical of Cromwell though showing that some critics, like Clarendon found much to admire in Oliver. He ultimately failed to get his godly reformation established but he was a champion of liberty before its time. Here is no self agrandising dictator but a man who only rules with his council of state and written constitution. He never sought the wealth and luxury of kings.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Cromwell through rosy tinted spectacles, 23 Sep 2008
This book by Gaunt is the product of considerable research and is well-written to boot. However it needs to be understood that this is written from the perspective of an academic who wears his devotions on his sleeve, and who also happens to be the chairman of The Cromwell Association. It is therefore not a truly critical study - subscribing as it does to the view that Cromwell was the greatest Englishman ever to grace the shores of the British Isles, and that he could do little if any wrong. It is on Ireland that limitations are most apparent: any blame or culpability for his massacres at Drogheda and Wexford are glossed over, and any letters cited conveniently exclude Cromwell's less temperate justifications such as his description of Irish Catholics as: "Barbarous and bloodthirsty" (as delivered to Protestants in Dublin in 1649 to whom he offered rewards for those who would take part in his campaigns). We are still recovering from the effects of Cromwell's anti-Irish and anti-Catholic policy in Ireland.

This book is essentially a paean of praise to Cromwell and an apologia for his less defensible acts - dressed up as a critical study. Anyone reading this, needs to consider that there is more than one way of interpreting historical events and the people who make them. A useful counter-balancing study would be: `God's executioner: Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland' by Dr Micheal O'Siochru (2008), Faber. Cromwell left a shadow in England as well, hence the celebrations that greeted his worldly demise.
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