Alice Hunt

‘Oliver Cromwell of Ely Visits Mr. John Milton’, by David Dalhoff Neal, 1883. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Public Domain.

On the Spot: Alice Hunt

‘What is the most common misconception about my field? That the republic was an absolute failure and the Restoration inevitable.’

Civil War Women: Not Behaving as they Should

A 1972 essay on women petitioners of the mid-17th century anticipated greater engagement with the political ambitions and private lives of ordinary men and women, says Alice Hunt.