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Miranda Malins

Miranda Malins

Miranda Malins

The Cromwellian author discusses her inspirations and the Civil War.
Miranda Malins

Miranda Malins, what led you to the 17th century and the English Civil Wars that you wrote your first book in?  A school debate about the execution of Charles I and a trip to Cromwell’s House in Ely first sparked my passion for this brilliant period. It is the most...

Miranda Malins

Miranda Malins

Miranda is a writer and historian specialising in the history of Oliver Cromwell, his family and the politics of the Interregnum period following the Civil Wars. She studied at Cambridge University, leaving with a PhD, and is a Trustee of the Cromwell Association. Miranda has written two historical novels about the Cromwell family published by Orion Fiction: The Puritan Princess (2020) and The Rebel Daughter (2022). She also contributes features and book reviews to publications including History Today, the Critic, BBC History, Aspects of History, Historia and the journal Cromwelliana.
Miranda Malins

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The Colourful Court of Oliver Cromwell

The Colourful Court of Oliver Cromwell

The Cromwell family was not as dour as we thought.
Miranda Malins

Oliver Cromwell’s rule as Lord Protector from 1653-1658 is usually imagined as a joyless, military regime, presided over by a dour Puritan who killed the king, cancelled Christmas and got his kicks from pulling down maypoles. But this is a stereotype which has been...

The Puritan Princess, by Miranda Malins

The Puritan Princess, by Miranda Malins

The youngest daughter of Oliver Cromwell, Frances, is finding her place at England’s new centre of power.
Mark Turnbull

A beautiful cover is the perfect portal into Miranda Malins’ debut novel, The Puritan Princess, which has successfully given readers a fresh interpretation of Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate and the political twists and turns at its heart. It is a period in our history...