The title of this book is Cromwell and it was written by Antonia Fraser. This particular edition is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is Unknown and it has a suggested retail price of $ It was published by Alfred A. Knopf and has a total of pages in the book/5(29). The central purpose of Antonia Fraser's book is the recreation of his life and character, freed from the distortions of myth and Royalist propaganda. Cromwell was a man of contradictions and surprising charm. This decisive and ruthless commander was also a country gentleman and a passionate connoisseur of music. · CROMWELL. by Antonia Fraser ‧RELEASE DATE: Feb. 15, The popular biographer, best known for her portraits of British royalty, turns her sympathetic eye to the Puritan rebel Oliver Cromwell, another worthy subject in the Great Lives series from bltadwin.ru: Kirkus Reviews.
The first book you've chosen is by Antonia Fraser. What does this tell us about Oliver Cromwell? Fraser luxuriates in a skilful way with all the detail. It's a book that narrates the story in a very rich way, and is written for a general audience at an appropriately intelligent level. Whereas most of the biographies are written for students. Cromwell, Our Chief of Men by Antonia Fraser is a biography of Oliver Cromwell.. The title is from a poem praising Cromwell by John Milton, perhaps the most famous and accomplished poet of the English bltadwin.ru's goal is to "rescue" Oliver Cromwell and rehabilitate his reputation as a statesman and leader, while not glossing over his obvious faults. Fraser, Antonia, Publication date Topics "Recounts the life, personality, and career of Oliver Cromwell as the Lord Protector of Great Britain from " --Includes bibliographical references (pages ) Pt. I: The government of himself -- By birth a gentleman -- His own fields -- Growing to authority -- Grand.
Also by Antonia Fraser MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS CROMWELL CROMWELL The Lord Protector Antonia Fraser Grove Press New York Copyright by Antonia Fraser All rights. Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works, including the biographies Mary, Queen of Scots (a 40th anniversary edition was published in May ), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, King Charles II and The Gunpowder Plot (CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger; St Louis Literary Award). 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 , and led his soldiers into the last battle against the Royalists and King Charles II at Worcester, ending the civil war in
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