Lord Protector
Britishnoun
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A Vulcan conservative, he revered England's iron-fisted 17th-century Puritan "Lord Protector" Oliver Cromwell but also John Milton, an enigmatic diplomatic aide and chronicler whose work prefigured Hill's.
From Salon • May 8, 2021
Oliver Cromwell, increasingly frustrated with parliament, also led an armed force into the legislature, dissolved it and ruled as Lord Protector until his death in 1658.
From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2019
For nearly three decades, Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell’s head peered from Westminster Hall, according to popular account.
From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2018
Edward Seymour managed to have himself declared Lord Protector of the Realm, Governor of the King's Person and later Duke of Somerset, making him the most powerful man in the court.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2012
From 1649 to 1660, England had no King and was governed by Parliament until 1653 and by Cromwell as Lord Protector from then until his death in 1658.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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