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Today in Irish History, Cromwell Storms Drogheda, 11 September 1649 – The Irish Story: https://t.co/KnxHRETosC via @TheIrishStory
6 September 1651. King Charles II spent the night hiding in an oak tree at Boscobel, after his defeat by Oliver Cromwell’s forces at the Battle of Worcester.
OTD 1654 Cromwell opened his 2nd Parliament. In a 3 hour speech he said they had been called because England needed them. He also told them he was called and guided by God not man - Divine Right of Kings much? He dissolved the P four month later.
3 Sept 1658: 3pm, Whitehall, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of #England,#Scotland & #Ireland dies #otd (BM)
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On May 26, 1884, a huge steamship, the Furnessia, made a very unusual stop at the small island of #Valentia, Co Kerry, IRE. It took my family and many others away from #Kerry - to America. The Lynches’ last views of Ireland were here, by this lighthouse at Cromwell Point.
#OnThisDay 22 August 1620 Oliver Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier, daughter of a London fur dealer, at St Giles Church, Cripplegate. They had a devoted relationship & a family of 9 children (8 surviving infancy). Portraits in our collection. #17thCentury #OTD
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@AtlasAtlantes Hi I'm Cromwell from Vzla 🤗 I'm on foundation as Cromwellvzla
I Start a digital illustration collection with My own handmade digital pencils 👀 this Is My Seren 1/1 🤗
19 Aug 1648: Oliver Cromwell & John Lambert #defeat the #Scots forces at Preston #otd
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#OnThisDay 17 August 1658, after a bout of ill health exacerbated by the shock of his daughter Elizabeth’s death, Oliver Cromwell's health improved enough to go riding in Hampton Court Park where he met George Fox, who said that he looked “like a dead man". #17thcentury #OTD
13 Aug 1648: Oliver Cromwell joins forces with John Lambert at Knaresborough #otd They then proceed to defeat the #Scots at Preston 17-19 Aug
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My layout sketches and 1980s watercolours of Scottish Moss troopers trying to hold the outer trenches at Tantallon Castle during 12 day bombarment by Oliver Cromwell's forces in 1651. #TantallonCastle #watercolorpainting
Today in 1540 Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day his former Chancellor, Thomas Cromwell, is executed on charges of treason.
Lt-Gen James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (19 Oct 1610 London-21 July 1688 @NTKingstonLacy).👨🎓@tcdalumni. Lord Lieutenant Ireland. 1649-50 leading commander Royalist forces V Cromwellian. 1650s, exile with Charles II. Restoration; major figure! 🪦@wabbey https://t.co/quIeRFdJkH
As one of our regular followers raised that this last weekend was the anniversary of the 'Cromwell' movie in 1970, we thought we'd do a thread looking at the many actors who have played Oliver Cromwell over the last century on film & TV (not including documentaries)... 🙂1/9