The English Republic 1649-1660

Download or read book The English Republic 1649-1660 written by T.C. Barnard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book begins by introducing the complicated events leading to the execution of Charles I in 1649 and then offers a detailed analysis of the political experimentation which followed. Toby Barnard argues that although the survival of the revolutionary order was bound up with Cromwell, and collapsed after his death, the regime defeated both its domestic and foreign enemies and was more stable than has often been thought. The book also investigates changes on the structures of power, on the ruling elites and in the localities.