Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

03.42 - The Rule of the Major Generals

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After rebellion and disappointment, Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell fears he has lost God's favour. The only way to restore it is do his work on earth - the moral reformation of England and Wales.

  • Alice Hunt, Republic, 2024.
  • Martyn Bennet, Oliver Cromwell, 2006.
  • Michael Braddick (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution, 2015.
  • Barry Coward, The Cromwellian Protectorate, 2002.
  • Jonathan Healey, The Blazing World, 2023.
  • Paul Lay, Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of the English Republic, 2020.
  • Anna Keay, The Restless Republic, 2022.
  • Ian Gentles, The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution, 2022.
  • Carla Gardina Pestana, The English Conquest of Jamaica: Oliver Cromwell’s Bid for Empire, 2017.

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