Cromwell
Oliver, 1599–1658, English general, Puritan statesman, and Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1653–58.
his son, Richard, 1626–1712, English soldier, politician, Lord Protector of England 1658–59.
Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?–1540, English statesman.
a town in central Connecticut.
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Eventually, Charles I will be overthrown, and the puritan dictator Oliver Cromwell will take power.
‘A Field in England’ Is a Psychedelic Cinematic Trip | Andrew Romano | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCromwell actually did declare a War on Christmas, which he deemed to be sensuous paganism.
Why Gay Marriage Will Win, and Sexual Freedom Will Lose | Megan McArdle | March 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to tradition, that's what Oliver Cromwell told the English “rump parliament” when he dissolved it in 1653.
Graham Smith, the most successful British republican since Oliver Cromwell, has had a good war so far.
Cromwell, for one, thinks the Academy should revise its rules to recognize nonhuman performers.
He was so zealous a partisan of democracy, and of Cromwell, that the authorities frequently placed him in a straight jacket.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAnd this went on during the whole of the time this country was blessed with Cromwell and a Republican Government.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellRichard Cromwell's parliament dissolved by commission under the great seal, at the instance of Desborough.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellWolsey found it so, and so also did More; and now Cromwell was to follow More to the block.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperDurham, in common with mostPg 189 of the cathedrals, suffered severely at the hands of the Parliamentarians under Cromwell.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cromwell
/ (ˈkrɒmwəl, -wɛl) /
Oliver. 1599–1658, English general and statesman. A convinced Puritan, he was an effective leader of the parliamentary army in the Civil War. After the execution of Charles I he quelled the Royalists in Scotland and Ireland, and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1653–58)
his son, Richard. 1626–1712, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1658–59)
Thomas,Earl of Essex. ?1485–1540, English statesman. He was secretary to Cardinal Wolsey (1514), after whose fall he became chief adviser to Henry VIII. He drafted most of the Reformation legislation, securing its passage through parliament, the power of which he thereby greatly enhanced. He was executed after losing Henry's favour
Derived forms of Cromwell
- Cromwellian (krɒmˈwɛlɪən), adjective, noun
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