Books by Blair Worden

The neglected period of the Protectorate is reviewed and reassessed in this stimulating collection.

New insights into the nature of the seventeenth-century English revolution - one of the most contested issues in early modern British history.

The Rump Parliament was brought to power in 1648 by Pride's Purge and forcibly dissolved by Oliver Cromwell in 1653. This book is a detailed account of the intervening years. Dr Worden concentrates particularly on the Rump's policies in the contentious fields of legal, religious and electoral reform.