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Cromwell " well knew that while the Long Parliament, that noble company, who had fought the great battle of liberty from the beginning, remained in session, and such men as Vane were enabled to mingle in its deliberations, it would be utterly useless for him to think of executing his purposes ( to set up a Protectorate or Dictatorship ).
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After the forcible dissolution of the Rump Parliament by Oliver Cromwell, the Grandees of the Army Council of Officers were reluctant to authorise free elections because they were aware that the members returned by the traditional constituency would return Presbyterians and Royalists as well as their own sympathisers.
It was also used on the Commonwealth Jack of Oliver Cromwell, issued in 1649 and on the Protectorate Jack issued in 1658 as well as on the Lord Protector's Standard issued on the succession of Richard Cromwell in 1658.
The dark view of human nature also fit well with the Puritan view of the world, and some of the most stridently mercantilist legislation, such as the Navigation Acts, were enacted by the government of Oliver Cromwell.
Ceremony, Portrait and Print, 1645 – 1661 ( 2000 ), shows how people compared Cromwell to King Ahab, King David, Elijah, Gideon and Moses, as well as Brutus and Julius Caesar.
Cromwell had a long previous association with Star Trek, having played characters in The Next Generation episodes " The Hunted " and " Birthright ", as well as a role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Henry confided to Cromwell that he had not consummated the marriage, saying, " I liked her before not well, but now I like her much worse ".
The original run starred Paul Scofield as Thomas More, as well as Keith Baxter as Henry VIII, George Rose as the Common Man, Leo McKern as the Common Man in the West End production and Thomas Cromwell in the Broadway show ( a role originated in London by Andrew Keir and later taken over by Thomas Gomez ), and Albert Dekker as the Duke of Norfolk.
He was often caricatured as Oliver Cromwell and Guy Fawkes during this period, as well as Satan, " Carlo Khan " ( see James Sayers ) and Machiavelli.
Cromwell then went to Ireland to govern it, but was " disgusted " with the Catholics, so he massacred many of them ( in battle ) and so the Irish rebelled against him as well.
He also came across Stephen Vaughan, an agent of Thomas Cromwell and an advanced reformer, who recommended him to Cromwell: " Look well ," he wrote, " upon Dr Barnes ' book.
Although called the Great Bible because of its large size, it is known by several other names as well: the Cromwell Bible, since Thomas Cromwell directed its publication ; Whitchurch's Bible after its first English printer ; the Chained Bible, since it was chained to prevent removal from the church.
Cromwell was a member of the House of Commons, so he was obligated to resign his post as well.
While this appointment was officially as Fairfax ’ s lieutenant general, Cromwell wielded influence well beyond his rank.
The house is well known for this connection to the Cromwells, and it still contains a large collection of Cromwell memorabilia.
The real Christie suspension was used only on a few designs, notably the Soviet BT tanks and T-34, the British Cruiser tanks, including the A13's: Cruiser Mk III, Cruiser Mk IV, Covenanter, Crusader, Cromwell and the Comet, as well as some experimental Polish and Italian designs and the modern day Israeli Merkava tanks.
The tank units of the brigade were primarily equipped with the Cromwell tank, as well as Sherman Fireflies and M5 Stuarts.
There was considerable controversy when the dam was planned because it would flood many houses and orchards upstream at Cromwell, as well as the scenic Cromwell Gorge, which was a highlight of the then young but growing New Zealand tourism industry.
Cromwell informed him that his plans were well known to the council, and warned him of the consequence of persisting in them.
Leyland built the Cromwell tank at its works from 1943 as well as medium / large trucks such as the Leyland Hippo and Retriever.
During this period, Andrews starred in the short-lived but very well received military drama " So Proudly We Hail " in the lead role opposite Richard Cromwell.
Cromwell and knew
Cromwell knew " that if the Reform Bill should be suffered to pass, and a House of Commons be convened, freely elected on popular principles, and constituting a full and fair and equal representation, it would be impossible ever after to overthrow the liberties of the people, or break down the government of the country.
Cromwell, who had ridiculed " such stuff " six months ago, knew them better now.
Cromwell, who had ridiculed " such stuff " six months ago, knew them better now.
As a senior officer, Cromwell was completely familiar with the plans for the upcoming Battle of Tarawa, Operation Galvanic, and knew a lot more about ULTRA-and its source-than anyone else on.
Captain Cromwell, who knew secret details of the impending operation to capture the Gilbert Islands, deliberately remained on board as she sank.
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Cromwell himself was exasperated that two Protestant nations should exhaust themselves in a useless conflict, while catholic Spain profited.
The longer hair was more common among the " Independent " and " high ranking " Puritans ( which included Cromwell ), especially toward the end of the Protectorate, while the " Presbyterian " ( i. e. non-Independent ) faction, and the military rank-and-file, continued to abhor long hair.
Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell called for a general fast in England and proposed to send the British Navy if the massacre was not stopped while gathering funds for helping the Waldensians.
Essex and Manchester remained sympathetic to the peace party, while Cromwell had emerged as the leading voice in the campaign to fight a more aggressive war against Charles.
It passes over the Baltimore Light Rail as it crosses and interchanges with Maryland Route 648 a little while later, near Cromwell Station.
The property of the dissolved smaller houses reverted to the Crown and Cromwell established a new government agency, the Court of Augmentations to manage it ; while the ordinary monks and nuns were given the choice of secularization ( with a cash gratuity but no pension ), or of transfer to a continuing larger house of the same order.
In Ireland the introduction of heavy siege artillery by Oliver Cromwell in 1649 brought a rapid end to the utility of castles in the war, while in Scotland the popular tower houses proved unsuitable for defending against civil war artillery – although major castles such as Edinburgh put up strong resistance.
The obverse of the coin depicts the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell as a laureated Roman emperor, with the inscription -- Oliver, by the Grace of God, Protector of the Republic of England, Scotland, Ireland, etc., -- while the reverse shows a crowned shield depicting the arms of the Commonwealth with the inscription -- Peace is sought through war.
Consequently he was arrested on 10 February 1655 at the village of Easton, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, while dictating A Declaration of the free and well-affected People of England now in Arms against the Tyrant Oliver Cromwell, esq to his secretary William Parker.
On 17 August 1648, Langdale's force was guarding the road into Preston while the main body of the army crossed the River Ribble, when Cromwell launched an unexpected attack, initiating the three-day running Battle of Preston ( 1648 ).
Shannon and Brandon Miller, while sending Matt Roik, Dan Marohl, Keith Cromwell, and Brad Self elsewhere.
Cromwell and the Grandees were not prepared to permit such a radical democracy and used the debates to play for time while the future of the King was being determined.
Elyot, in a letter addressed to Thomas Cromwell, says that he never received the emoluments of this office, while the empty honour of knighthood conferred on him when he was displaced in 1530 merely put him to further expense.
In the Spring of 1647, while serving as a New Model Army headquarters, the town was visited by then Lieutenant-General of Horse, Oliver Cromwell.
In 1537 while the last Prior, Richard Vowell, was paying obsequious respect to Thomas Cromwell, the Sub-Prior, Nicholas Milcham, was charged with conspiring to rebel against the suppression of the lesser monasteries and, on flimsy evidence, was convicted of high treason and hanged outside the Priory walls.
At sea, royalist ships continued to fly the Union Jack of 1606, while the parliamentary navy on 22 February 1649 was ordered by the Council of State ( signed by Oliver Cromwell on 23 February ) " that the ships at sea in service of the State shall onely beare the red Crosse in a white flag " ( viz., the flag of England ).
The White Hart in Llangybi was first built in the early 16th century and was to become the property of Henry VIII as part of Jane Seymour's wedding dowry, while a century later Oliver Cromwell is reputed to have used it as his headquarters in Monmouthshire during the English Civil War.
He urged Cromwell after the Battle of Worcester and again in 1652 to recall the royal family, while in 1653 he disapproved of the expulsion of the Long Parliament and was especially marked out for attack by Cromwell in his speech on that occasion.
* The Bachelor ( 1999 )-With a helpful priest ( James Cromwell ) by his side, reluctant groom Jimmy Shannon ( Chris O ' Donnell ) has an epiphany while sitting in a canoe on the palace's lake.
Forde House gave shelter to Oliver Cromwell and Colonel Fairfax while on their way to besiege Royalist Dartmouth in 1646.
After five months of training in geology, geophysics, and " management skills ", Cromwell was posted to Shell's exploration and production company in Assen, Netherlands, while living in nearby Groningen.
Schlözer was a versatile historian giving lectures on a range of issues including Oliver Cromwell, the Dutch revolution, banks, the French Revolution ( already in 1790 ), luxury, and the history of Germans in Romania, while continuing publishing on Russian history.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Mel Patton or Pell Mell, as he was nicknamed in the late 1940s, made his mark in track and field while a student at the University of Southern California, where he was coached by the famous Dean Cromwell.
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