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14 de mai. de 2024 · Richard Cromwell (4 October 1626 – 12 July 1712) was an English statesman, the second and final Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and the son of the first Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell.
Há 5 dias · Cromwell defeated Charles II at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, and Charles fled to mainland Europe. Cromwell became Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. Charles spent the next nine years in exile in France, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Netherlands.
The story of the republic and Commonwealth is sensitive, full and generous, and the portrayal of Cromwell, though perhaps too fulsome for some tastes, is certainly strong, vivid and resonant; to this reviewer, it rings true and clear.
3 de mai. de 2024 · In January 2012 the late Queen Elizabeth, by outliving the record-holder, deprived us all of a favourite quiz question ‘Who was the longest-lived British head of state?’ The surprising answer was Richard Cromwell, who held the office for less than a year, following the death of his father, Oliver.
2 de mai. de 2024 · Yes, Thomas Cromwell and Oliver Cromwell are related through Thomas’s nephew, Richard, the son of his sister Katherine and her husband Morgan Williams. Richard changed his name to Cromwell upon entering his uncle’s service.
8 de mai. de 2024 · Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540) rose up from lowly beginnings in Putney to become King Henry VIII’s right hand man. From the 1520s Cromwell, then a successful London businessman, leased a large house from the friary.
8 de mai. de 2024 · A Revolução Inglesa (séc. XVII) transformou a Inglaterra, culminando na execução de Carlos I e estabelecendo um governo republicano sob Cromwell, influenciando o futuro parlamentarismo.
