Usurper or Peacekeeper? Redefining Oliver Cromwell

Cromwell;Oliver;1599-1658;Generals--Great Britain--Biography;Heads of state--Great Britain--Biography;Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution;1642-1660--Biography

Brux, BrandonOberly, James Warren, 1954- ;

University of Wisconsin

关键词: Cromwell;    Oliver;    1599-1658;    Generals--Great Britain--Biography;    Heads of state--Great Britain--Biography;    Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution;    1642-1660--Biography;   

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来源: University of Wisconsin

【 摘 要 】

The reign of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector is often portrayed as the reign of a revolutionary. A reexamination of Cromwell’s actions and political stance presents a different perspective from the traditional historical perspective. As a prominent leader of the New Model Army that allowed Charles I to be executed Oliver Cromwell is painted as a usurper, however his behavior is not of a rebel leader, but a peacekeeper striving to prevent a complete crisis. Oliver Cromwell actively sought to maintain both legitimacy and peace in English rule through his role as Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth.