C. H. F.

Oxford, Feb. 6, 1900.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
PAGE
EARLY LIFE, 1599–1629[1]
CHAPTER II
THE PREPARATION FOR THE CIVIL WAR, 1629–1640[19]
CHAPTER III
THE LONG PARLIAMENT, 1640–1642[47]
CHAPTER IV
THE FIRST CAMPAIGN, 1642[69]
CHAPTER V
CROMWELL IN THE EASTERN ASSOCIATION, 1643[86]
CHAPTER VI
MARSTON MOOR, 1644[102]
CHAPTER VII
NASEBY AND LANGPORT, 1645–1646[121]
CHAPTER VIII
PRESBYTERIANS AND INDEPENDENTS, 1642–1647[142]
CHAPTER IX
ARMY AND PARLIAMENT, 1647–1648[164]
CHAPTER X
THE SECOND CIVIL WAR, 1648[193]
CHAPTER XI
CROMWELL AND THE KING’S EXECUTION, 1648–1649[207]
CHAPTER XII
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ENEMIES, 1649[232]
CHAPTER XIII
IRELAND, 1649–1650[255]
CHAPTER XIV
CROMWELL AND SCOTLAND, 1650–1651[276]
CHAPTER XV
THE END OF THE LONG PARLIAMENT, 1651–1653[300]
CHAPTER XVI
THE FOUNDATION OF THE PROTECTORATE, 1653[326]
CHAPTER XVII
CROMWELL’S DOMESTIC POLICY, 1654–1658[346]
CHAPTER XVIII
CROMWELL’S FOREIGN POLICY, 1654–1658[370]
CHAPTER XIX
CROMWELL’S COLONIAL POLICY[390]
CHAPTER XX
CROMWELL AND HIS PARLIAMENTS[409]
CHAPTER XXI
THE DEATH OF CROMWELL, 1658–1660[433]
CHAPTER XXII
CROMWELL AND HIS FAMILY[453]
CHAPTER XXIII
EPILOGUE[467]
INDEX[487]

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
OLIVER CROMWELL[Frontispiece]
[From a painting by an unknown artist, in the National Portrait Gallery.]
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, HUNTINGTON[6]
[From Pike’s Oliver Cromwell.]
ELIZABETH, THE WIFE OF OLIVER CROMWELL[8]
[From a drawing by W. Bond.]
CROMWELL’S HOUSE, ELY[28]
[From a photograph.]
ST. IVES AND THE RIVER OUSE, AND MEDIÆVAL CHAPEL ON THE BRIDGE[36]
[From Pike’s Oliver Cromwell.]
JOHN PYM[48]
[From a miniature by Cooper.]
ROBERT DEVEREUX, EARL OF ESSEX[78]
[From Devereux’s Lives of the Devereux.]
PRINCE RUPERT, K.G.[80]
[From a painting by Sir Peter Lely, in the National Portrait Gallery.]
JOHN HAMPDEN[88]
[From Nugent’s Life of Hampden.]
MAP OF THE EASTERN ASSOCIATION[90]
EDWARD MONTAGUE, EARL OF MANCHESTER[100]
[From Birch’s Heads of Illustrious Persons.]
CROMWELL CREST[101]
MAP OF THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR[106]
SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX[122]
[From the painting by Gerard Zoust.]
MAP OF THE BATTLE OF NASEBY[128]
HENRY IRETON[168]
[From a painting by Robert Walker, in the National Portrait Gallery.]
PEMBROKE CASTLE[194]
[From a photograph.]
MAP OF THE PRESTON CAMPAIGN[198]
CHARLES I.[228]
[From an old engraving.]
SIR HENRY VANE (THE YOUNGER)[246]
[From a painting by William Dobson, in the National Portrait Gallery.]
MAP OF IRELAND, TO ILLUSTRATE CROMWELL’S CAMPAIGN[256]
THE SEAL OF THE “TRIERS”[278]
THE DUNBAR MEDAL, HEAD OF CROMWELL, BY THOMAS SIMON[278]
MEDAL REPRESENTING CROMWELL AS LORD GENERAL OF THE ARMY, BY THOMAS SIMON[278]
A CROWN-PIECE OF THE PROTECTOR, ISSUED IN 1658[278]
[From Henfrey’s Numismata Cromwelliana.]
MAP OF THE BATTLE OF DUNBAR[282]
MAP OF THE BATTLE OF WORCESTER[292]
REV. JOHN OWEN, D.D.[306]
[From a painting, possibly by Robert Walker, in the National Portrait Gallery.]
BUST OF CROMWELL, ATTRIBUTED TO BERNINI[312]
[In the Palace of Westminster, 1899.]
CROMWELL COAT-OF-ARMS[325]
OLIVER CROMWELL[326]
[From the painting by Sir Peter Lely.]
JOHN LAMBERT[328]
[From a painting by Robert Walker, in the National Portrait Gallery.]
JOHN MILTON[378]
[From an engraving by Faithorne.]
THE GREAT SEAL OF THE PROTECTOR[432]
[From Henfrey’s Numismata Cromwelliana.]
FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF OLIVER CROMWELL, OCTOBER 19, 1651[440]
FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF OLIVER CROMWELL, AUGUST 11, 1657[440]
OLIVER CROMWELL[454]
[From a miniature by Cooper, in the Baptist College at Bristol.]
RICHARD CROMWELL[462]
[From a drawing by W. Bond.]
HENRY CROMWELL[466]
[From a drawing by W. Bond.]
STATUE OF CROMWELL, BY THORNEYCROFT, ERECTED AT WESTMINSTER IN 1899[484]