Major-General Thomas Harrison : millenarianism, fifth monarchism and the English Revolution 1616-1660 / / David Farr

• Autore: Farr David <1969 January 22->
• Pubblicazione: Burlington, VT : , : Ashgate, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 942.06/2092; B
• Soggetto topico: Generals - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 Biography; Great Britain Politics and government 1642-1660
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 the new model army, literature, image and re
• Titolo autorizzato: Major-General Thomas Harrison
• ISBN: 1-315-59322-X; 1-317-10267-3; 1-317-10266-5; 1-4094-6555-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787631403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II