Pen and Sword Books: Following in the Footsteps of Oliver Cromwell

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Following in the Footsteps of Oliver Cromwell (Paperback)

A Historical Guide to the Civil War

Military > Pre-WWI > English Civil War P&S History > British History P&S History > Social History

By James Hobson
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
Series: Following in the Footsteps
Pages: 151
Illustrations: 20
ISBN: 9781526734839
Published: 3rd July 2019

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As featured in the Lancashire Evening Post, August 2019: 'When Oliver Cromwell's Army Came to Preston – A new book looking at the life of Oliver Cromwell charts the Battle of Preston, as author James Hobson recalls.'

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Oliver Cromwell is one of the most important figures in British History. He was both soldier and politician and the only non-Royal ruler of Britain in a thousand years. His actions and ideas still have political and social consequences today, and his legacy still divides people. Love him or loathe him, Cromwell still matters. This book is a history of his life through the places in Britain and Ireland where he lived, visited, ruled or fought.

Following in the Footsteps of Oliver Cromwell begins in Huntingdon in 1599, with the respectable but unimportant Cromwell family living under the shadow of richer relatives. Civil War and Cromwell’s controversial successes at Marston Moor, Naseby, Basing House and Worcester transform him into the most powerful person in Britain, saving him from obscurity and moving him from a modest house in Ely to Hampton Court Palace. Cromwell is involved in the execution of King Charles I outside the Banqueting House, his own coronation in Westminster Hall, and bloody slaughter in Ireland. His death in 1658 does not end the controversy. His enemies take revenge on his corpse and the debate about his legacy begins.

Part biography, part guide, part discussion of his legacy this new book on Cromwell is an unusual approach and is absolutely excellent - I genuinely liked and enjoyed it...

... Overall I would thoroughly recommend this book. Nicely written and definitely one to perhaps keep in the glove compartment…
Arquebusier XXXVI / 5

The result is a valuable, even-handed contextualization of the forces that drove Cromwell and spawned his military philosophy.

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Michigan War Studies Review

A concise and information packed combination of biography and history, "Following in the Footsteps of Oliver Cromwell: A Historical Guide to the Civil War" will prove to be a welcome addition to community and academic library English History collections in general, and Oliver Cromwell supplemental studies reading lists in particular.

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Midwest Book Review

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Lancashire Evening Post (print & online)/Wigan Observer

Oliver Cromwell and Charles I are probably the best known characters of the English Civil War. The author has provided a very engaging account of the life and times of Oliver Cromwell, supported by illustration in a photo-plate section – Very Highly Recommended

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Firetrench

We have James Hobson following in the footsteps of a man whom history has treated somewhat unkindly, in my opinion. This is the man who laid the foundations for modern Britain, in terms of welfare, education, the army etc. This is a most excellent series, and James Hobson does Cromwell proud.
Books Monthly

A good book that can't be missing in the libraries of history buffs, not only military but also political history.

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Old Barbed Wire Blog

About James Hobson

James Hobson has taught and written about History as teacher for twenty-five years. His first book was The Dark Days of Georgian Britain, a history of the Regency period. His other Pen and Sword books are about the English Civil war. His new book extends his interest in radicalism and protest into the Victorian era.