Uncovering a protectoral stud
Horses and horse-breeding at the court of Oliver Cromwell, 1653-8
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7793420 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Little (Parliament of United Kingdom, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 216 |
| Pages | 252-267 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2281.2008.00467.x |
| OpenAlex | W2121903882 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
According to the traditional view, the breeding of high quality horses collapsed after the execution of Charles I and the dispersal of the royal stud at Tutbury. This article questions this assumption by looking at Oliver Cromwell's interest in horses and in particular his efforts as protector to import Neapolitan coursers, Barbs and Arabian horses to improve English bloodstock. The effects of this on the development of the thoroughbred is debateable, but Cromwell's activities had important political by-products, as foreign dignitaries were impressed, aristocratic breeders were drawn into government circles, and the protector himself grew closer to those civilians at court who shared his love of horses
Biology · Horse · Political science · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · Law · Ottoman Empire History and Society · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Paleontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |