RIHC: Cromwell & Britain's Revolutionary Decade

Was the Restoration inevitable? Should Oliver Cromwell have made himself King? What was the role of ritual in Cromwell’s premiership? How did Thomas Hobbs’ “Leviathan” lead to Royalist reconciliation? And what are the similarities between Keir Starmer and Oliver Cromwell? In this week’s bonus episode, Dominic is joined by historian and erstwhile tutorial partner, Alice Hunt. They discuss her new book “Republic: Britain’s Revolutionary Decade, 1649–1660”, a story documenting England’s unique republican experiment when the world turned upside down… _______ LIVE SHOWS *The Rest Is History LIVE in the U.S.A.* If you live in the States, we've got some great news: Tom and Dominic will be performing throughout America in November, with shows in San Francisco, L.A., Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Boston and New York. Tickets on sale now at TheRestIsHistory.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor