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Há 1 dia · Oliver Cromwell's death mask at Warwick Castle The posthumous execution of Cromwell, Bradshaw, and Ireton, depicted in a contemporary print Cromwell is thought to have suffered from malaria and kidney stone disease .
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
10 de abr. de 2024 · The cover, with its reproduction of Robert Alexander Hillingford’s 19th-century portrayal of an intense, scowling ‘ironside’, reads Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland, something which is then dramatically sexed-up to become God’s Executioner on the title page.
Há 5 dias · John Morrill, ‘The making of Oliver Cromwell’ in Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution, ed. John Morrill (London, 1990), pp. 19–48; Andrew Barclay, Electing Cromwell: The Making of a Politician (London, 2011); Simon Healy, ‘1636: the unmaking of Oliver Cromwell’, in Oliver Cromwell: New Perspectives, ed. Patrick Little (Basingstoke, 2009), pp. 20–37; David Farr, ‘Oliver ...
Há 6 dias · The two most important contributions of this chapter are its proof of the success that resulted – by the time of his death those around Oliver were acting like genuine courtiers – and details of the staff whom he installed.
Há 2 dias · Between the two periods, and due to in-fighting among various factions in Parliament, Oliver Cromwell ruled over the Protectorate as Lord Protector (effectively a military dictator) until his death in 1658.
- August 1642 – September 1651
21 de mar. de 2024 · Revolutionary leader Oliver Cromwell was executed on 30th January, 1661 - despite having been dead for more than two years. His body was exhumed from its tomb in Westminster Abbey on the instruction of King Charles II, who sought retribution for those involved in the trial and execution of his father, Charles I. Along with other ...
Há 3 dias · Cromwell, noticeably, was not tolerant of witch hunts and in 1650 led an invasion force into Gove’s country of origin to stop the Kirk-led Scottish witch hunt. While in Huntingdon, I visited an exhibition marking the 375th anniversary of the visitation of one of the most sinister figures in 17th century history, the infamous and self-styled ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins.
