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Farr David <1969 January 22-> |
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Titolo |
Major-General Thomas Harrison : millenarianism, fifth monarchism and the English Revolution 1616-1660 / / David Farr |
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Burlington, VT : , : Ashgate, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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1-317-10267-3 |
1-317-10266-5 |
1-4094-6555-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Generals - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain History Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 Biography |
Great Britain Politics and government 1642-1660 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1659-1660 Harrison's capture -- 1660 Harrison's trial -- 1660 Harrison's death -- 1642-1651 Harrison the soldier -- 1646-1649 Harrison the regicide -- 1646-1660 Harrison the millenarian -- 1649-1653 Harrison the saint -- 1649-1653 Harrison the parliamentarian -- 1653-1660 Harrison's retreat -- 1616-1659 Harrison's rise -- Conclusion: Thomas Harrison, millenarianism, fifth monarchism and the English Revolution. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Thomas Harrison is today perhaps best remembered for the manner of his death. As a leading member of the republican regime and signatory to Charles I's death warrant, he was hanged, drawn and quartered by the Restoration government in 1660; a spectacle witnessed by Samuel Pepys who recorded him 'looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition'. Beginning with this grisly event, this book employs a thematic, rather than chronological approach, to illustrate the role of millenarianism and providence in the English Revolution, religion within |
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