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.

A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian.

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.