Cromwell, Our Chief Of Men

Cromwell, Our Chief Of Men

by Lady Antonia Fraser (Author), Lady Antonia Fraser (Author)

Synopsis

The central purpose of this book is the recreation of Cromwell's life and character, freed from the distortions of myth and Royalist propaganda. Of Cromwell's fitness for high office, the book leaves no doubt - under his rule English prestige abroad rose to a level unequalled since Elizabeth I.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 794
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Orion
Published: 12 May 1997

ISBN 10: 0297818155
ISBN 13: 9780297818151

Author Bio
Since 1969, Antonia Fraser has written many acclaimed historical works whichhave been international bestsellers, including Marie Antoinette, Mary Queen of Scots (James Tait Black Memorial Prize), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, The Six Wives of Henry VIII and The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 (St Louis Literary Award; CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger).Antonia Fraser was made CBEin 1999, and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She is married to the playwright Harold Pinter and lives in London.