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Marcus Nevitt

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United by ambition: the ruthless rapacity of England’s two famous Cromwells

United by ambition: the ruthless rapacity of England’s two famous Cromwells

In the early years of the English civil war John Milton turned his mind from the poetic arts and committed himself to writing some of the most searing...

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The Spectator

Marcus Nevitt

Books / United by ambition: the ruthless rapacity of England’s two famous Cromwells

Books / United by ambition: the ruthless rapacity of England’s two famous Cromwells

In the early years of the English civil war John Milton turned his mind from the poetic arts and committed himself to writing some of the most searing...

29.09.2026 10

The Spectator

Marcus Nevitt

Books / United by ambition: the ruthless rapacity of England’s two famous Cromwells

Books / United by ambition: the ruthless rapacity of England’s two famous Cromwells

In the early years of the English civil war John Milton turned his mind from the poetic arts and committed himself to writing some of the most searing...

29.09.2026 20

The Spectator

Marcus Nevitt

Books / The traitor who gives Downing Street a bad name

09.10.2025 20

The Spectator

Marcus Nevitt

Books / Charles I at his absolutist worst

14.07.2025 20

The Spectator

Marcus Nevitt

Books / Charles I at his absolutist worst

14.07.2025 20

The Spectator

Marcus Nevitt

Books / Charles I at his absolutist worst

10.07.2025 20

The Spectator

Marcus Nevitt