{"product_id":"oliver-cromwell-john-morrill-9781408186244","title":"Oliver Cromwell: The Brave, Bad Man of British History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Cromwell is one of the most significant figures in British history - and one of the most misinterpreted. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this major new biography, John Morrill argues that Cromwell has been seriously misinterpreted by historians, not least by left-wing thinkers such as Tony Benn, who claim Cromwell as their own and thus misunderstand the nature of Cromwell's political thought, which was in fact a product of his religious ideas. And in this, asserts Morrill, Cromwell was entirely sincere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith new research and insight, this exploration of his life reveals a man who never doubted that he was doing God's will - which included murdering over 3,000 people, among them Catholic clergy, after the Siege of Drogheda, ordering the religious killed on sight, and signing Charles I's execution order. Morrill also looks at the long shadow Cromwell cast over Irish history, with policies that have been accused of verging on genocide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe sheds exciting new light on Cromwell, both political and religious, with analysis that is based on the latest scholarship of the highest quality, arguing against contemporary critics and claiming that Cromwell was a man of fundamental sincerity and devotion to high Puritan principles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Morrill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408186241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408186244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John Morrill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48518356074751,"sku":"9781408186244","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4be3311-e2f7-4e51-853e-6a974b0c40d9.jpg?v=1778734266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oliver-cromwell-john-morrill-9781408186244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}