Cromwell, Oliver

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1. An English Puritan political leader and general of the seventeenth century. He led the army of parliament to victory over King Charles I in the English Civil War and afterward emerged as ruler of the nation under the title Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. A skillful general and administrator, and a ruthless dictator (see dictatorship), he was particularly harsh in his suppression of rebellion in Ireland. After his death, monarchy was soon restored. (See Restoration.)

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Cromwell, Oliver

That of course makes the other famous Cromwell, Oliver, Irish too, and he’s the biggest villain in Irish history.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2018

Cromwell, Oliver, Swift on, 314, 316, 333, 334;   and the Countess of Dysert, 339.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings by Jonathan Swift

Cranborne, Viscount, see Cecil, Robert Criminals transported to the colonies, 5, 92, 125-6 Cromwell, Oliver, 85, 87-90, 92, 100 Cuba, 2, 19, 21, 23, 26, 32, 42, 46, 49, 77, etc.

From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Clarence Henry Haring

Cromwell, Oliver, caricatured, 104; his funeral and disinterment, 106.

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton

Cromwell, Oliver, 485 ff.; death of, 489 f.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson

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