Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660 Hardcover - 2013 - 1st Edition

Name: The Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660
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Author: Reece, Henry
ISBN: 9780198200635

by Henry Reece

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From 1649-1660, England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. In The Army in Cromwellian England Henry Reece describes, for the first time, the nature of that experience, both for members of the army and for civilian society.

Split into three parts, the first section looks at the size of the army, its material needs, promotion structure, and political engagement to provide a sense of the day-to-day reality of being part of a standing army. The second part considers the impact of the military presence on society by establishing where soldiers were quartered, how they were paid, the material burden that they represented, the divisive effects of the army's patronage of religious radicals, and the extensive involvement of army officers in the government of the localities. The final section re-evaluates the army's role in the political events from Cromwell's death to the restoration of the Stuart monarchy, and explains why the army crumbled so pitifully in the last months of the Commonwealth.

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Title Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660
Author Henry Reece
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 288
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Date 2013-03-01
Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780198200635 / 0198200633
Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
Dimensions 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 in (23.37 x 16.00 x 2.29 cm)
Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Historical
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: British
Library of Congress subjects Cromwell, Oliver, Great Britain - History - Commonwealth and
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012454642
Dewey Decimal Code 355.3

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About the author

Henry Reece read History at Bristol University and did his D.Phil. at St John's College, Oxford. He spent thirty years in publishing, latterly as chief executive of Oxford University Press from 1998 to 2009. Oxford University awarded him an Honorary D.Litt. in 2010. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford and an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He now lives on Vancouver Island in Canada.