Cromwell's Major-Generals: Godly Government During the English Revolution

by Christopher Durston

Book Overview

The first full-scale study of the rule of Cromwell's major-generals over England and Wales during 1655 and 1656. This is a period which had a dramatic impact upon contemporaries and has remained a powerful symbol of military rule down to the present day. Contains chapters on the three most important aspects of the major-generals' work: the collection of the decimation tax; the attempt to improve the security of the regime; and the struggle to build...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719060656
• ISBN13: 9780719060656
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"