Excerpt from Oliver Cromwell and the Protectorate<br><br>The same year in which Dr. Vaughan's Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell appeared, Forster published, as one of his ad mirable series of Lives of Eminent British Statesman, a life of Cromwell. It is characterised by his wonted laborious re search, and his no less attractive style of biographical narrative. But he was already pledged to the statesmen of the Common wealth, and seems to have found it impossible to reconcile his admiration Of the great men of the Long Parliament, with any commendation of the policy of the Protectorate. As by far the most candid and impartial of Cromwell's biographers, who have adhered to what may be styled the hypocritical theory of Crom well's character, I have quoted largely from him, in maintain ing an opposite view. As a writer who is as far as possible re moved from the prejudices of Cromwell's royalist defamers, Forster's Opinions well merit our careful study, and have carried the more weight with them that they are not put forward as mere Opinions, but in the form of conclusions deduced from the evidence he produces. The reader having now the Opportunity of comparing them with others, must judge for himself.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.