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Há 2 dias · Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army and latterly as a ...
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
Há 4 dias · Time: 7.30pm. Venue: Online via Zoom. Description: Oliver Cromwell remains one of the most controversial and complex figures in British history. He ruled over what was so far the only republic in British history, and he deeply divided his contemporaries over whether he was a hero or a villain.
Há 3 dias · Say “Oliver Cromwell” today and certain things come to mind. He won the English Civil War and prompted the execution of Charles I. He purged the realm with such zeal that he even cancelled Christmas. In Ireland, where Cromwell’s troops besieged its towns with a notorious barbarity, his name is still used as a curse.
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Há 3 dias · Say “Oliver Cromwell” today and certain things come to mind. He won the English Civil War and prompted the execution of Charles I. He purged the realm with such ze...
Há 2 dias · Cromwell recalls when he was seven and caught More reading a great book at Lambeth Palace. By dictionary, Cromwell is probably thinking of a Latin glossary. The English word dictionary derives from the work of the thirteenth-century medieval grammarian John of Garland and his Latin vocabulary, Dictionarius.
Há 3 dias · The original name of Stornoway betrays its Norse origins. Stjórnavágr was that name, which means “steering bay” in Old Norse and is rendered into Gaelic as Steòrnabhagh. READ MORE: Thousands of Robert Burns artefacts put online for first time. The town was occupied for thousands of years before the Vikings arrived in the ninth century.
