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Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution
Britain in Revolution: 1625-1660Britain in Revolution: 1625-1660 by Austin Woolrych
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The Introduction to the English Civil War, perfectly written, the product of a lifetime of exemplary scholarship
England's Troubles: Seventeenth-Century English Political Instability in European ContextEngland's Troubles: Seventeenth-Century English Political Instability in European Context by Jonathan Scott
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Provocative, often wrong, often right but always exciting and very well written.
Cromwell and the Interregnum: The Essential Readings (Blackwell Essential Readings in History)Cromwell and the Interregnum: The Essential Readings (Blackwell Essential Readings in History)
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The key essays on Cromwell- all worth reading. David Smith's lucid introductions place them within the modern debate and this book is essential for anyone interested in the period
Commonwealth Principles: Republican Writing of the English RevolutionCommonwealth Principles: Republican Writing of the English Revolution by Jonathan Scott
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One of the best modern accounts of a difficult topic. Sometimes the style is complicated but the ideas are worth it.
The Rump Parliament 1648-53The Rump Parliament 1648-53 by Blair Worden
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Deservedly a classic and perennial of the Undergraduate reading list, well written and meticulously researched.
The New Model Army: In England, Scotland and Ireland, 1645-1653The New Model Army: In England, Scotland and Ireland, 1645-1653 by Ian Gentles
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Unimaginative but like most of Gentles's work completely right in what it does say- the indispensible introduction to its subject.
Soldiers and Statesmen: The General Council of the Army and its Debates 1647-1648Soldiers and Statesmen: The General Council of the Army and its Debates 1647-1648 by Austin Woolrych
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Clearly written account of a crucial year
Commonwealth to ProtectorateCommonwealth to Protectorate by Austin Woolrych
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In many ways the continuation of Worden above- the clearest and most accessible account of the most radical english government ever
Charles I: A Political Life (Profiles in Power)Charles I: A Political Life (Profiles in Power) by Richard Cust
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What came before
The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution (Penguin History)The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution (Penguin History) by Christopher Hill
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The best work of a great late historian, dated but its superb