Reviews for Oliver Cromwell: New Perspectives

The average rating for Oliver Cromwell: New Perspectives based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-10-24 00:00:00 David Birkel Although the writing styles of the contributors are a little dry, I really enjoyed these contributions to the debate about one of the most controversial figures in British history. I believe the premise is that we should not always judge Cromwell by what he said but delve rather deeper into his involvement to glean his motivations which were not always lacking in self-interest. Christopher Hill thought he was a manic-depressive, I think he had more than one personality.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-04-11 00:00:00 Bryan Scott While waiting for Lady Colin Campbell's new book to arrive I decided to read about his late mother. Diana certainly doesn't come out great in this book. I wouldn't go as far as to say she was mentally ill with schizophrenia. She did suffer depression and anxiety, but toward the end of her life appeared more stable, which you can't do without medication and trust me we would've learned about it sooner. The author did do her best to paint a fair and balanced portrait of her, she certainly wasn't perfect, I clued in when I read the first Morton book where she said that William was her confidant which was a huge red flag, putting a child literally in the middle of his parents battles. Somehow William grew up mature and responsible and chose the perfect wife, meanwhile Harry and his wife show alarming similarities to Diana, and none of them are the good parts of her. I took a star off because the book rambled and didn't follow any order. One page William is born, the next it's the early 90's. It also rambles and she goes off on various tangents and at times focuses more on Diana's lovers than the actual story of her life, but still a worthwhile read.