Explore the latest books of this year!
Bookbot

Peter Gaunt

    This author specializes in mid-17th-century Britain, delving into the military, political, and constitutional dimensions of the 1640s and 1650s. Their extensive publications offer profound insights into this tumultuous period of British history. With a deep command of the era's complexities, their work illuminates the intricate dynamics of one of England's most pivotal decades. They bring the past to life through meticulous research and compelling analysis.

    Stuartowie Anglia 1603-1714
    Oliver Cromwell
    The Cromwellian Gazetteer
    • The Cromwellian Gazetteer

      An Illustrated Guide to Britain in the Civil War and Commonwealth

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      This volume offers a guide to Cromwellian and civil war sites throughout Britain and Ireland, furnishing a topographical history of the Civil War and Commonwealth from the Parliamentary perspective. Not only does it cover the scenes of military conflict - battlefields, castles, fortified houses, churches, defended and besieged towns and cities - but also other locations connected with the leading Parliamentary soldiers, politicians, clerics and artists of the period, with an emphasis on sites connected with Oliver Cromwell and his family. An itinerary of Oliver Cromwell's movements from 1640 to 1658 appears as an appendix to the gazetteer and there is also a detailed genealogy of the Cromwells from the 16th century to the early 19th centruy.

      The Cromwellian Gazetteer
    • The English Civil War, fought between 1642 and 1646, occurred during one of the most turbulent but important periods in British history.Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) was the leading political figure of this period. A religious visionary and moral reformer, Cromwell believed that the Lord had not only chosen him for a special mission but had also handed him the military success and political power to fulfill that divine task. He became a dazzlingly successful soldier and politician, a man who possessed the power and influence to shape the course of revolution and reform. A military genius, he played a crucial role both in crushing the monarchy in England and Wales and in establishing English republican control over Ireland and Scotland. He rose to be head of the army and eventually head of state of a united Britain as Lord Protector.This illustrated biography provides a concise and accessible introduction to Cromwell's life and career. The text draws upon extensive and up-to-date research as well as contemporary speeches and letters, both personal and political, giving an insight into the hopes and fears, goals and aspirations of the man behind one of the most critical periods of British history.

      Oliver Cromwell
    • Niniejsza książka uznawana jest za najlepsze jednotomowe opracowanie dotyczące XVII-wiecznej Anglii. Autorzy udowadniają, że Stuartowie niesłusznie znaleźli się w cieniu swoich wielkich poprzedników, a ich losy są równie burzliwe i intrygujące jak dzieje dynastii Tudorów. Okres panowania Stuartów to czas nie tylko wojen domowych, wielkiego Cromwella, rewolucji i tragicznych losów Karola I, ale także ekspansji kolonialnej, która uczyniła Anglię europejskim mocarstwem i doprowadziła do unii realnej ze Szkocją, tworząc Królestwo Wielkiej Brytanii. Wydanie to zostało starannie przejrzane i uaktualnione przez Petera Gaunta, uwzględniając nowe osiągnięcia naukowe oraz zmieniające się trendy w badaniach nad epoką Stuartów. Zawiera kluczową tematykę, taką jak ekonomiczne, religijne i społeczne tło epoki, istotne wydarzenia zbrojne oraz spory dotyczące angielskiej wojny domowej, podboje kolonialne, politykę zagraniczną oraz znaczące wydarzenia w Szkocji i Irlandii. Barry Coward, były wykładowca historii na Uniwersytecie Londyńskim, oraz Peter Gaunt, profesor w Chester, są autorami wielu publikacji dotyczących tego okresu.

      Stuartowie Anglia 1603-1714