Cromwell - Our Chief of Men [Import] [Hardcover]

Antonia Fraser (Author)

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• Hardcover: 794 pages
• Publisher: Book Club Associates; First edition. edition (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0297765566
• ISBN-13: 978-0297765561
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,496,803 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.