A biography of Oliver Cromwell, breaking down Cromwell's life into different parts: fenland farmer and humble backbencher; stalwart of the good old cause and the New Model Army; key figure of the Commonwealth; and, finally Lord Protector. It leads the reader through Cromwell's life from his beginnings in Huntingdonshire to his brutal end.

This title provides a general history of the English Civil War, from its outbreak in 1639 to the last battle in 1659.

Hardback reissue of a classic study of women in Civil War England - part of THE SIX LIVES OF ANTONIA FRASER promotion

Antonia Fraser's bestselling biography of one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history.

Samuel Pepys achieved fame as a naval administrator, a friend and colleague of the powerful and learned, a figure of substance. But for nearly ten years he kept a private diary in which he recorded, with unparalleled openness and sensitivity to the turbulent world around him, exactly what it was like to be a young man in Restoration London.

First published in 1990, this shorter edition takes the reader into the life of one of the world's greatest writers.