Download or read book Cromwell written by Antonia Fraser and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central purpose of this book is the recreation of Cromwell's life and character, freed from the distortions of myth and Royalist propaganda. Of Cromwell's fitness for high office, the book leaves no doubt - under his rule English prestige abroad rose to a level unequalled since Elizabeth I.