Bøker av Barry Coward

This study analyzes the structure of early modern English society, including sections on geographical mobility and family and kinship. The book also examines changing material conditions and changing ideas.

Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's own words and actions to analyse the life of Oliver Cromwell as a political figure and look at the historical problems associated with his exercise of power.

The neglected period of the Protectorate is reviewed and reassessed in this stimulating collection.

Examining the nature of the first regime to have effective control of the British Isles and the impact it had on England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and on Britain's international reputation, this study views the Cromwellian period as one of acheivement rather than merely a reactionary regime.