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21 hours ago · In Oliver Cromwell’s Letters and Speeches (1845), Carlyle branded the conventional historian as ‘Dryasdust’ and accused him of “Dull Pedantry, conceited idle Dilettantism, —prurient Stupidity in what shape soever …
Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, Oliver Cromwell, as Lord Protector 1653-1658 AD, Silver Crown of five shillings (29.74g, 40mm), 1657/8, Tower mint, London. . Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell facing to the left, legend surrounds, “OLIVAR· D·G· R·P· ANG· SCO· HIB· &c PRO
5 days ago · Deeply saddened to hear about the loss of one of my professors from my days at SVA. There was no…
2 days ago · Aici au fost aleși deputați Oliver Cromwell (1628 – 1629) – conducătorul revoluției engleze care a dus în 1649 la abolirea temporară a monarhiei și John Major (1983 – 2001), fost prim ministru britanic (1990 – 1997). Camera Comunelor este camera inferioară a Parlamentul Regatului Unit, care mai cuprinde și Camera Lorzilor.
2 days ago · Starting from Oliver Cromwell’s death in September 1658, The Fall charts many moments like this, where luck and incompetence intervened to ravage the short-lived republic, along the way puncturing the myth that England inevitably tends towards kingship. Central to Reece’s narrative are the flaws of the republic’s leaders.
2 days ago · The victory of the “Roundheads” in the English Civil War led to the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell — England did without a king for more than decade — before the restoration of Charles II in 1669.
1 day ago · 1645 One vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England. 1649 One vote caused Charles I of England to be executed. 1776 One vote gave America the English language instead of German. 1845 One vote brought Texas into the Union. 1868 One vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment.
