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Hace 15 horas · In 1648, Oliver Cromwell, then a Colonel in the British Army, led a group to stage arguably the first coup d’etat in British history by overthrowing/executing the monarch King Charles. I and replacing the monarchy with a Republic. Ten years later, Cromwell’s skeleton was exhumed, tried and executed.
Hace 1 día · The source is the historian Miranda Malins, who specialises in the life of Cromwell and who wrote the chapter on him in the book. As mentioned, I’m personally not a monarchy buff, but by coincidence had recently read the chapter and listened to the podcast, and therefore learnt much about him which I never knew, including the supposed facts I flagged earlier re: his reputation amongst the ...
Hace 15 horas · English general and statesman Oliver Cromwell led the Roundheads to victory over the Royalists in the English Civil War, and was one of the signatories of King Charles I's death warrant in 1649.
Hace 3 días · 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.
Hace 4 días · Med znanimi nosilci imena Oliver je Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), angleški državnik in vojskovodja. V frankovskem epu o Rolandu je Oliver pobratim Rolanda. Oba sta v angleškem frazemu to give a Roland for an Oliver 'vrniti milo za drago, zavrniti koga'. S Cromwellom je morda povezano angleško slengovsko Oliver 'luna, mesec'.
Hace 4 días · Britannia class 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' had just taken the Fifteen Guinea Special from Manchester to Carlisle, see: [[7750341]]. It would be its last revenue-earning trip for BR but, as part of the National Collection, it had an assured future. However, as BR's infamous 'steam-ban' had been announced, that future was not as a working loco. It's future was as a static exhibit at Bressingham ...
Hace 1 día · Considering some historians portray him as a tyrant. im focused more on the name deciding/decision process and the reaction to the name. Edited 20 minutes ago by OnTheBranchline
