This study comes out of research of newly discovered primary sources, informing our understanding of the life and career of Oliver Cromwell during the period from his birth in 1599 until 1642.

The man from Huntingdon -- The biographer -- The fishmonger -- The kinsmen -- The nonconformists in the Fens? -- The Drainers, the protesters and the Bishop -- The Ely petitioners -- The two elections of 1640 -- Another election -- The war years -- Back to the Restoration.