The Writings and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell: With an Introduction, Notes and a Sketch of His Lifevolume I 1599-1649

by Oliver Cromwell

This, the first of four monumental volumes on Oliver Cromwell, covers the period from his birth in 1599 to the trial and execution of Charles I in January 1649. The earlier part of the book traces Cromwell's origins and his upbringing as the son of a Huntingdonshire squire, the emergence of his Puritan faith, and the apprenticeship which, as an opponent of the crown's policies, he served in parliament and in local politics. His rise to national prominence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198217714
• ISBN13: 9780198217718
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 786 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"