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1 day ago · Scotland - Cromwell, Highlands, Islands: Cromwell imposed on Scotland a full and incorporating parliamentary union with England (1652). However, this union, maintained by an army of occupation, did not enjoy popular consent. Nevertheless, Cromwell’s administration of Scotland was efficient, and his judges, some of them Englishmen, achieved an admired impartiality. Public order was well ...
4 days ago · Oliver Cromwell - Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, former Member of Parliament for Cambridge and Huntingdon and former military commander, in which he was an extremely controversial figure in history.
5 days ago · Challoner or Cromwell House, Clerkenwell Close, c. 1794 Architecturally, Newcastle House was the more distinguished. Named after William Cavendish, Earl and later 1st Duke of Newcastle, it stood on the east side of the Close, the entrance range occupying the site of the prioress's residence on the west side of the nuns' cloister.
2 days ago · First published in 1900, this book by John Morley is a comprehensive biography of Oliver Cromwell, the English general and politician who played a key role in the English Civil War and the establishment of the Commonwealth of England. Morley provides a detailed account of Cromwell's life, from his early years to his rise to the position of Lord ...
4 days ago · Sociology Professor Wins Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Book on Displacement. In "Refuge," Heba Gowayed examines the harsh realities faced by Syrians seeking asylum, shedding light on broader issues of racial and social injustice. Heba Gowayed is a writer and an associate professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center and Hunter College who ...
1 day ago · Perry is home to Gaynes Hall, a Grade II* listed mansion with connections to Huntingdon's most famous historical figure: Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell's uncle, confusingly named Sir Oliver Cromwell, leased Gaynes Hall for 21 years. Read next: The lost Cambridge pub with iconic golden rose you have probably walked right past
