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Hace 1 día · Oliver Cromwell. 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 ...
Hace 2 días · The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century. Since then, many territories around the world have been under the control of the United Kingdom or its predecessor states. When the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed in 1707 by the union of ...
Hace 3 días · Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn ( / ˈrɛmbrænt, ˈrɛmbrɑːnt /, [2] Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə (n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ⓘ; 15 July 1606 [1] – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history ...
Hace 2 días · English Civil War. The Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645; Parliamentarian victory marked the decisive turning point in the English Civil War. The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England [b] from 1642 to 1651.
Hace 4 días · Although much of what, culturally, seems to define the 1660s has powerful connections to the 1650s, it still seems as though what we think of as 'Restoration' culture took its rise from that event. So while the Restoration can hardly now be characterised as an absent chapter, it is the location of some enduring myths that an examination of a decade brings under useful scrutiny.
22 de may. de 2024 · 26 June. 1650. Act for repealing the Ordinance and Act of Parliament of 15th February, 1644–5, constituting Thomas Lord Fairfax Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of all the Forces of Parliament, and for continuing in force the commissions granted by the said Lord Fairfax. [C.J., vi., 432.] 26 June, 1650.
Hace 5 días · The clergymen who suffered during the 1640s and the 1650s for their loyalty to King Charles I have long awaited a full study. This is somewhat surprising, given that John Walker’s manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, which form the basis of Fiona McCall’s new study, have now for a century been easily accessible to scholars.
