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Há 5 dias · Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 25 April 1599 to Robert Cromwell and his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Steward. The family's estate derived from Oliver's great-great-grandfather Morgan ap William, a brewer from Glamorgan who settled at Putney and married Katherine Cromwell (born 1482), the sister of Thomas Cromwell , who would become the famous chief minister to Henry VIII.
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
Há 3 dias · April 25, 2024. 4 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. “Tails, tails!”. That was the taunt the people of Paris flung at the English army in 1436 as the soldiers vacated the city that they had occupied for sixteen years. It was common knowledge among Parisians that each English person, under their clothes ...
Há 5 dias · Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth I sheds light on the ways in which Elizabeth’s reign was shaped by her mother’s memory. Borman explores how Elizabeth used Anne’s legacy to her advantage, presenting herself as the rightful heir to the Tudor dynasty and emphasizing her connection to her mother’s royal lineage.
Há 3 dias · Cromwell’s Legacy edited by: Jane A. Mills Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2012, ISBN: 9780719080890; 336pp.;Price: £65.00
Há 3 dias · Cromwell's journey from a minor gentry family to a pivotal historical figure is a study of ambition driven by deep religious convictions. After a truncated stint at Cambridge due to his father's death, Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier in 1620, settling into the life of a country gentleman.
Há 2 dias · I am very grateful to Jason Peacey for his comprehensive and thought-provoking review of God’s Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland.His generous appraisal of the book needs no further comment from me but I welcome the opportunity to respond to his criticisms of my treatment of English attitudes and behaviour towards the Catholic Irish during the 1640s and 1650s.
Há 3 dias · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
