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MANCHESTER Black Tom Sir Thomas Fairfax and the English Revolution 2013 Edition by Andrew Hopper
Sir Thomas Fairfax, not Oliver Cromwell, was creator and commander of Parliament's New Model Army from 1645 to1650. Although Fairfax emerged as England's most successful commander of the 1640s, this book challenges the orthodoxy that he was purely a military figure, showing how he was not apolitical or disinterested in politics. The book combines narrative and thematic approaches to explore the wider issues of popular allegiance, puritan religion, concepts of honour, image, reputation, memory, gender, literature, and Fairfax's relationship with Cromwell. 'Black Tom' delivers a groundbreaking examination of the transformative experience of the English revolution from the viewpoint of one of its leading, yet most neglected, participants. It is the first modern academic study of Fairfax, making it essential reading for university students as well as historians of the seventeenth century. Its accessible style will appeal to a wider audience of those interested in the civil wars and interregnum more generally. -- . Table of contents :- List of figures, maps and tablesPreface and acknowledgementAbbreviationsIntroductionPART I1 The Yorkshire Fairfaxes and the outbreak of wa2 'The rude malice of the people': Fairfax and popular parliamentarianism3 'The brutish general' and the year of victories4 Parliament, the army and the second civil war5 Fairfax and the King killers6 Republic and RestorationPART II7 The Fairfaxes and the causes of the civil war8 Religion and honour9 'The rider of the white horse': image and reputation10 Gender and literature: Anne Fairfax and Andrew Marvell11 Fairfax and CromwellConclusion: The Short Memorials and the battle for the memory of Black TomBibliographyIndex -- .