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Author McMains, H. F., 1941- author.

Title The death of Oliver Cromwell / H.F. McMains.

Publication Info. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (268 pages)
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Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Outward Signs; 2. Ireton: Death and Destiny; 3. Cromwell: Ivit ad Plures; 4. An Unexpected Good Accident; 5. Infernal Saints; 6. Hic Situs Est; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary For centuries, rumors have circulated in England that Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell did not die of natural causes. Now, in a fascinating book that reads like a historical whodunit, we have a motive, a means, a murderer (complete with his own deathbed confession), and a supporting cast that includes John Milton and Andrew Marvell. Almost from the moment of Cromwell's death in 1658, writers and biographers have dismissed suspicions of foul play as little more than the result of a powerful person's unexpected demise. They have assumed that at age fifty-nine Cromwell was in generally poor health a.
Subject Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 -- Death and burial.
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. (OCoLC)fst00055660
Puritan Revolution (Great Britain : 1642-1660) (OCoLC)fst01354150
Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
Heads of state -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Murder -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
Heads of state. (OCoLC)fst00952677
Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Chronological Term 1600-1699
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: McMains, H.F. Death of Oliver Cromwell. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813121338
ISBN 9780813159102 (electronic bk.)
0813159105 (electronic bk.)
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