The Restoration: A Political and Religious History of England and Wales, 1658-67 Carnegie Medal Nominee (2013) Using hundreds of detailed examples

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The Restoration: A Political and Religious History of England and Wales, 1658-67 Carnegie Medal Nominee (2013) Using hundreds of detailed examplesIn less than a decade, the commonwealth of Oliver Cromwell was dramatically transformed into the very different realm of the Restoration monarchy. This is the first detailed account of this vital and eventful period, which witnessed the end of a republic, the reestablishment of royal government, naval wars, plague, religious persecution, and the destruction of the capital in the Great Fire. Drawing on a wealth of public and private manuscript sources