The Cromellian Protectorate [Paperback]

Examines the nature of the first regime ever to have effective control of the British Isles and the impact that it had on England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and on Britain's international reputation. One of the few stuides to view the period as one of acheivement rather than merely a reactionary regime. Examines the aspirations of the Cromwellian Protectorate and underlines their committemnt to a radical vision, despite the pressures and crises that the regime faced. Examines the international dimension of the rules of Oliver and Richard Cromwell. Containing many key documents of the period and a bibliographical essay, considers A and AS level requirements as well as being valuable to undergraduates and general readers.

Introduction

PART ONE: THE PROTECTORATE AND THE QUEST FOR REFORMATION

1. The establishment of the Cromwellian Protectorate, December 1653: 'a conservative reaction'?

Barebone's Parliament, July - December 1653

The establishment of the Protectorate, December 1653

2. The First Year of the Cromwellian Protectorate, December 1653 - January 1655

The Instrument of Government and rule by Lord Protector and Council, December 1653 - September 1654

The first Protectorate Parliament, September 1654 - January 1655

3. The Crisis of the Cromwellian Protectorate, February 1655 - June 1656

The Protectorate's siege mentality

Godly rule

4. Stresses within the Cromwellian Protectorate, June 1655 - June 1657

Return to rule with parliament

The case of James Nayler

The militia bill

5. The End of the Cromwellian Protectorate, June 1657 - May 1659

The end of the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell,

The end of the Cromwellian Protectorate

PART TWO: THE IMPACT OF THE PROTECTORATE

6. The Cromwellian Protectorate and the Wider World

The activist role of the Protectorate in international affairs

The Protectorate and the Dutch