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... Cromwell was ordered to lead an army into Scotland , where Charles II had been acknowledged as its new king . Fairfax had refused the command ; so on June 25 Cromwell was appointed captain general in his place . He felt more tender ...
... Cromwell was ordered to lead an army into Scotland , where Charles II had been acknowledged as its new king . Fairfax had refused the command ; so on June 25 Cromwell was appointed captain general in his place . He felt more tender ...
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... Cromwell empha- sized that he had been " called " to power and that anarchy or an invasion from abroad would follow ... Cromwell's health had been poor . In August 1658 , after his favourite daughter , Elizabeth , died of cancer , he was ...
... Cromwell empha- sized that he had been " called " to power and that anarchy or an invasion from abroad would follow ... Cromwell's health had been poor . In August 1658 , after his favourite daughter , Elizabeth , died of cancer , he was ...
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... Cromwell , painting by Hans Holbein , the Younger ( 1497 / 98-1543 ) . In the Frick Collection , New York . When Wolsey fell into disgrace in 1529 , Cromwell en- tered Parliament , where his remarkable ability attracted the notice of ...
... Cromwell , painting by Hans Holbein , the Younger ( 1497 / 98-1543 ) . In the Frick Collection , New York . When Wolsey fell into disgrace in 1529 , Cromwell en- tered Parliament , where his remarkable ability attracted the notice of ...
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