There have been many dictators in history, and a few have been considered somewhat benevolent, others total despots. If you ask the English you will get mixed positive or negative response regarding ...

A museum which tells the story of Oliver Cromwell is hoping to acquire an "astonishingly small and beautiful" pocket watch believed to have been owned by the statesman. The "Puritan-style", silver ...

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was born in Huntingdon on 25th April 1599. He was the second son of Robert Cromwell (d.1617) and his wife ...

The Church of England has confirmed that it will be committing a £2 million grant to the Clergy Support Trust (CST), a ...

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Sculptures of William of Orange and Oliver Cromwell, which were stolen from an Irish stately home eight years ago, have been found in County Clare. The life-size busts, carved out of limestone ...

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and ...

As we approach Christmas, artist monographs are increasingly appearing on the market, so I begin the October Art Diary with several, which are also linked to launch exhibitions.

Following the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil Wars, and later his trial and execution, Oliver Cromwell became ‘Lord Protector’ in 1653. Cromwell was a Puritan, a strict ...