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Hace 4 días · Thomas Cromwell ( / ˈkrɒmwəl, - wɛl /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.
- Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, Anne Cromwell, Grace Cromwell, Jane Cromwell
- Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex
Hace 4 días · 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.
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
Hace 4 días · As Richard Cromwell fell from power, he envisaged a step towards a freer republic or "free commonwealth", writing in the hope of this outcome in early 1660. Milton had argued for an awkward position, in the Ready and Easy Way , because he wanted to invoke the Good Old Cause and gain the support of the republicans, but without ...
Hace 19 horas · In 1652, Priss was charged with running a house of ill repute, after being discovered “sitting between two Dutchmen with her breasts naked to the waist and without stockings, drinking and singing in a very uncivil manner.”. She was convicted and sent to Newgate Prison. In 1656, Priss married Edmund Fotheringham, whose mother ran a seedy ...
Hace 3 días · The appointment of Richard Roach Jewell to construct the Town Hall and clock tower highlights how the Gothic Revival was viewed as an architectural marker for the growth of civilization and the designated central point of the town.
Hace 19 horas · THIS is the shocking moment a man was stabbed with a ‘large machete’ as horrified onlookers watched on. The heinous attack unfolded in broad daylight outside an estate agents in London …
Hace 19 horas · May 14, 2024. For centuries, historians have debated whether Mary Queen of Scots had a hand in the explosive murder of her husband, Lord Darnley. In this lecture, Dr Steven Veerapen reviews the events leading up to the 10th February 1567, the explosion at Kirk o’ Field which cost Darnley his life (along with several servants), and the aftermath.
