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Hace 21 horas · Worcester. 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 ...
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
Hace 3 días · For Capp, Cromwell’s religious legacy was in providing the opportunity for nonconformity to embed itself in British life (pp. 94, 110) – whether that was his intention or not. Alan Marshall focuses not so much on Cromwell’s reputation as a soldier, as on the use of his name and historical persona in debates about the military presence in politics.
Hace 4 días · The first considers Cromwell’s relations with Ireland, up to the time that he launched his invasion of it in 1649. It emphasises how much a financial stake he had in that venture, having donated a large part of his capital to funding the suppression of the Catholic rebellion that broke out there in 1642.
Hace 5 días · Thomas Cromwell's wife died early in 1529, and his daughters, Anne and Grace, are believed to have died not long after their mother. Provisions made for Anne and Grace in Thomas Cromwell's will, written on 12 July 1529, have been crossed out at a later date.
Hace 5 días · John Thurloe was an English secretary of state during Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate. His voluminous correspondence provides one of the chief historical sources for the Cromwellian era. Thurloe entered politics as secretary to the Parliamentary leader Oliver St. John and in March 1652 was appointed
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Hace 1 día · Matthew Routledge gave a talk to the Rotary Club of Ely about the true nature of Oliver Cromwell at Ely Bowls Club on Thursday April 11. Matthew works at Oliver Cromwell’s House in Ely, so he has become very well informed. At the start, Matthew said the Oliver Cromwell we knew was not actually called ‘Oliver Cromwell’; his name was Oliver ...
Hace 5 días · The first 'half' is a chronological biographical study, which reminded me of the tone of Peter Gaunt's Oliver Cromwell, (Oxford, 1996); the second is a themed analysis, reminiscent of J. C. Davis's Oliver Cromwell, (London, 2001) as well as the latter two-thirds of Barber's work on Marten.
