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''Alice Hunt brilliantly reanimates this most extraordinary decade. It is a gripping tale of political and cultural crisis but also one of joy and hopeful innovation, told with eloquence and passion.''
MALCOLM GASKILL

''A magisterial, compelling and eye-opening biography of Britain''s great and extraordinary experiment.''
SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB

Events moved with giddying speed in the 1650s. After the execution of Charles I, dangerous' monarchy was abolished and the House of Lords was dismissed, sending shock waves across the kingdom. These revolutionary acts set in motion a decade of bewildering change and instability, under the leadership of the soldier-statesman Oliver Cromwell.

England's unique and distinctive republican experiment may have been short-lived, but it changed the course of British history. It transformed the relationship between England, Scotland and Ireland, reset the compact between the monarch and the people, and

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''Alice Hunt brilliantly reanimates this most extraordinary decade. It is a gripping tale of political and cultural crisis but also... Read more

    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 9/26/2024
    ISBN13: 9780571303199, 978-0571303199
    ISBN10: 0571303196

    Non Fiction , History , Non Fiction

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    ''Alice Hunt brilliantly reanimates this most extraordinary decade. It is a gripping tale of political and cultural crisis but also one of joy and hopeful innovation, told with eloquence and passion.''
    MALCOLM GASKILL

    ''A magisterial, compelling and eye-opening biography of Britain''s great and extraordinary experiment.''
    SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB

    Events moved with giddying speed in the 1650s. After the execution of Charles I, dangerous' monarchy was abolished and the House of Lords was dismissed, sending shock waves across the kingdom. These revolutionary acts set in motion a decade of bewildering change and instability, under the leadership of the soldier-statesman Oliver Cromwell.

    England's unique and distinctive republican experiment may have been short-lived, but it changed the course of British history. It transformed the relationship between England, Scotland and Ireland, reset the compact between the monarch and the people, and

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