{"product_id":"9780719060656","title":"Cromwell's major-generals","description":"Author: Christopher Durston\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780719060656\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 May 2001\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a study of the rule of Cromwell's major-generals over England and Wales during the 1655 and 1656, a period which had a dramatic impact upon contemporaries and has remained a powerful symbol of military rule down to the 21st century. Christopher Durston begins by considering the motivations behind the decision to appoint the major-generals and goes on to examine the construction of their administration. He then proceeds to look at the careers and personalities both of the major-generals themselves and the local commissioners who assisted them. The central section of the book contains chapters on the three most important aspects of their work: the collection of the decimation tax; the attempt to improve the security of the regime; and the struggle to build the \"Godly Nation\". It concludes with an investigation of the 1656 election and the major-generals' subsequent unexpected fall from power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904446120094,"sku":"ING-9780719060656","price":40.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780719060656.jpg?v=1782453443","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780719060656","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}