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Mentioned as a 'fantastic book' that puts Britain's experience of civil war and pandemic against a backdrop of climate change in a global perspective, tracing convulsions across the entire world during the 17th century.

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Referenced when discussing parallels between 17th century plague fears and modern COVID concerns, and later recommended as one of their favorite books that helps readers understand life in the 17th century.

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Described as a 'brilliant book' by a Cambridge professor who argues that British politics is a huge argument about the meaning of the 17th century.

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Recommended as a fantastic, incredibly readable book about Cromwell's Protectorate period in power, with the title being a play on Paradise Lost.

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Recommended as a short book on Cromwell that gets under his skin and serves as a great introduction to the 17th century period.

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Described as possibly top of Tom's list of historical novels, a mystery set against the backdrop of the end of the Protectorate and restoration of Charles II, with four different perspectives.

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Mentioned in comparison to An Instance of the Fingerpost as one of the great historical novels.

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Mentioned alongside The Secret History as one of the great historical novels comparable to An Instance of the Fingerpost.

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Referenced when describing John Milton as the 'poet, author of Paradise Lost' and secretary to Cromwell during the Commonwealth.