The author compiles representative opinions on the character and accomplishments of the 17th century British military and political leader beginning with a selection of ...

Dr. Ashley sets out to show that Monck was a man of considerable ability and intense loyalties, equally devoted to Oliver Cromwell and Charles II. Though best known for the ...

Scottish army and to reopen negotiations for a constitutional settlement with a majority in the House of Commons. The study concludes with an analysis of the dramatic turn of ...