{"product_id":"the-making-of-oliver-cromwell","title":"The Making of Oliver Cromwell","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwellproviding a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history  Huttons book is intelligent  well documented  and stylish.Keith Thomas  New York Review of Books  Oliver Cromwell (15991658)the only English commoner to become the overall head of stateis one of the great figures of history  but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout  devious and self-serving. As a parliamentarian  he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier  he was ruthless. Cromwells speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria and  for those seeking to understand him  he has usually been taken at his word.  In this remarkable new work  Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction. Cromwell  pursuing his devotion to God and cementing his Puritan support base  quickly transformed from obscure provincial to military victor. At the end of the first English Civil War  he was poised to take power. Hutton reveals a man who was both genuine in his faith and deliberate in his dishonestyand uncovers the inner workings of the man who has puzzled biographers for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966172852277,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300257457","price":94.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300257458.jpg?v=1770556210","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-making-of-oliver-cromwell","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}