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Providence Lost

The Rise and Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate

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Providence Lost

Yazan: Paul Lay
Seslendiren: Gordon Griffin
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'A compelling and wry narrative of one of the most intellectually thrilling eras of British history' The Guardian

England, 1651. Oliver Cromwell has defeated his royalist opponents in two civil wars, executed the Stuart king Charles I, laid waste to Ireland, and crushed the late king's son and his Scottish allies. He is master of Britain and Ireland.

But Parliament, divided between moderates, republicans and Puritans of uncompromisingly millenarian hue, is faction-ridden and disputatious. By the end of 1653, Cromwell has become 'Lord Protector'. Seeking dragons for an elect Protestant nation to slay, he launches an ambitious 'Western Design' against Spain's empire in the New World.

When an amphibious assault on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in 1655 proves a disaster, a shaken Cromwell is convinced that God is punishing England for its sinfulness. But the imposition of the rule of the Major-Generals – bureaucrats with a penchant for closing alehouses – backfires spectacularly. Sectarianism and fundamentalism run riot. Radicals and royalists join together in conspiracy. The only way out seems to be a return to a Parliament presided over by a king. But will Cromwell accept the crown?

Paul Lay narrates in entertaining but always rigorous fashion the story of England's first and only experiment with republican government: he brings the febrile world of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate to life, providing vivid portraits of the extraordinary individuals who inhabited it and capturing its dissonant cacophony of political and religious voices. Büyük Britanya Europe Renaissance İngiltere Kraliyet Orta Çağ Birleşik Krallık Tudor
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Highly detailed - best for history fans. Somewhat interesting to others as we learn about foundational aspects of British government etc.

Highly detailed - best for history fans

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It’s fine. The narrator is ponderous and the facts are a little twisted to serve a pro Royalist perspective.

History from a Royalist perspective

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A relatively short journey through a very interesting and much overlooked period of English history which marked some of the ultimate divisions between on the one side monarchy, religion, reformation, colonial exploration, feudalism, and on the other modernity, revoltuion, ideology, empire, and industrial capitalism. It is worth having some background to the English Revolution going into this. Christopher Hill was an excellent scholar of the English Revolution and has both books which provide valuable background to this period and books that get into the weeds of individuals and specific groups and movements acting at this time. Also, the fantastic Revolutions podcast hosted by Mike Duncan explores the English Revolution for its first season and this will again provide valuable background to a historical moment with a lot of moving parts.

Well paced, thoroughly enjoyable

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Jumps about to much at the start to get a good idea of what is going on, but after a while it settles in to coherence. Most informative.

Good in the end

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There is no time period in English history as unique, notorious, and controversial as the time of the Civil wars, Protectorate and Commonwealth. This book throws you into the many issues, struggles and peoples who dominated the time period.
Can at times be a tough listen, with the many names, dates, locations, and time jumps. But it does give a much deeper insight into the whole time period, and you walk away feeling like you understand the subject - and maybe more importantly - the main historical figures of the time on a more personal level.

A unique time period in English history.

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