The Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660
ISBN: 9780198200635 | 0198200633
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 3/1/2013
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From 1649 to 1660 England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. This is the first study to describe the nature of that experience, both for members of the army and for civilian society. It offers new perspectives on Oliver Cromwell, the Major-Generals, and the reasons for the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660.
From 1649-1660 England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. In The Army in Cromwellian England Henry Reece describes, for the first time, the nature... MORE
From 1649-1660 England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. In The Army in Cromwellian England Henry Reece describes, for the first time, the nature... MORE
| Introduction | |
| The Character of the Army | |
| A Standing Army | |
| Promotion and Patronage | |
| Political Engagement | |
| The Army and Society | |
| The Garrisoning and Quartering of the Army | |
| The Provision of Pay to the Army | |
| The Material Impact of the Military Presence | |
| The Religious Impact of the Military Presence | ... MORE |
| The Army and the Government of the Localities | |
| The Army and the End of the Republic | |
| The Military Presence Unchecked | |
| The Purges of 1659-1660 and the Demise of the Army | |
| Conclusion | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Henry Reece read History at Bristol University and did his D.Phil. at St John's College, Oxford. He spent thirty years in publishing, latterly as chief executive of Oxford University Press from 1998 to 2009. Oxford University awarded him an Honorary D.Litt. in 2010. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford and an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He now lives on Vancouver Island in Canada.
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