Cromwell Hb [Hardcover]

Antonia Fraser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1997

The central purpose of this book is the recreation of Cromwell's life and character, freed from the distortions of myth and Royalist propaganda. Of Cromwell's fitness for high office, the book leaves no doubt - under his rule English prestige abroad rose to a level unequalled since Elizabeth I.

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About the Author

Since 1969, Antonia Fraser has written many acclaimed historical works whichhave been international bestsellers, including Marie Antoinette, Mary Queen of Scots (James Tait Black Memorial Prize), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, The Six Wives of Henry VIII and The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 (St Louis Literary Award; CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger).Antonia Fraser was made CBEin 1999, and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She is married to the playwright Harold Pinter and lives in London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 794 pages
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0297818155
• ISBN-13: 978-0297818151
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,973,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Informative, December 5, 2011

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This review is from: Cromwell Our Chief of Men-Tpb (Paperback)

I bought this volume after researching opinions on the various biographies of OC, and was not disappointed. This was described to me by someone I respect academically as "The Definitive Biography" and even if it's not, I found it informative. I wasn't brought up with a liking for Cromwell, but found Antonia Fraser's sympathetic and even heroic treatment of him to have aided my knowledge. There remain enigma's, though, such as how a professed Christian could be a regicide and the exact nature of his relationship with Menasseh ben Israel.
This is well worth the purchase, even if it's something of a hagiography.