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Thomas

@Eorlhelm

Author: The Private Life of Oliver Cromwell. Currently writing a biography of Henry Cromwell. Part-time witchfinder general.

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Pleased to announce The Private Life of Oliver Cromwell is now available to pre-order. Approaching Cromwell at the personal level, rather than as a soldier or a statesman, both disproves & affirms our perceptions of him, revealing the man behind the myth pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Priv…
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That's all a bit quixotic Rupert
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Important business to begin the day with
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Another d-mn'd thick, square book! Always, scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh! Mr. Gibbon?
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👑 Was Lucy Walter an infamous mistress or a forsaken queen? Charles II’s Secret Queen by @Warwalks explores the scandal, intrigue and untold story of a woman fighting to protect her children and reclaim her place in history. 🛒 buff.ly/i61YAEJ
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Come celebrate with us, whether you can make it to the party or get the book from Amazon! 🔗 in bio!
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Daily Cromwell: Lord George Byron’s words in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. His perceptive verse about OC’s death are interesting, because they were written before Victorian England began to reevaluate OC after Thomas Carlyle’s history of his life.
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By the end of his life Oliver was increasingly distressed by the inability to settle England under a civilian constitution & Parliament’s continued prattling. So much so, after he dissolved the 2nd PP, he dined alone for 2 weeks. Previously, he ate with his family daily.
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While a series of familial tragedies, including the death of his favourite daughter, left him a broken man, deep in depression, afflicted by a malaise of physical ailments…
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Visited Tewkesbury Abbey to see its own replica of the 11th century Bayeux Tapestry – while I continue to wait for tickets to see the original in London!
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🚨NEW VIDEO!🚨 One of the strangest episodes in Cromwell's life came after his death. I tell the story of how he was dug up, executed, and his head taken on a 300 year journey through the hands of private collectors. There's a fair bit of myth-busting along the way. Link ⬇️
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Out now from @WhiteOwlBooks: 📖 The Legend of Lady Godiva 🐎 Exploring the history, myth and cultural legacy of her famous ride through Coventry, this book uncovers how generations of storytellers have shaped one of history’s most enduring tales. 🛒 buff.ly/FOw3WeO
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#OTD 6 Nov 1688 William and his staff move to Paignton, the fleet still is unloading the horses for the cavalry and dragoons. The artillery and wagons stay onboard and will be unloaded at Exeter. #GloriousRevolution #EarlyModern #TheWilliamiteInvasionofEngland 1 of 2
William of Orange

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Cromwellian fact of the day (featuring a book hot off the press): Oliver encouraged his son Richard to read history; specifically, Sir Walter Raleigh’s History of the World, to understand God’s role in history (a book Cromwell read as a young man). pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Priv…
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Grandier walking ahead of Mignon is based on an event from a decade earlier. The prideful priest insisted on taking precedence in a procession, ahead of a bishop out of favour with the royal court after a palace coup - this bishop later gained the title Cardinal Richelieu…
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The second of our Autumn online lectures is next Wednesday, 11 November, when the always enaging Peter Gaunt will be talking about the Battle of Worcester - last major action of the Civil Wars. Watch live or by recording! More details and bookings at: bit.ly/3Wr67Dw
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#OTD 5 Nov 1688 Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot, 1688 edition, this is not the 1605 edition, where a few try to overthrow the King and Parliament, but the large budget remake, #GloriousRevolution #EarlyModern #TheWilliamiteInvasionofEngland 1 of 5
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The Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot and the Taking of Guy Fawkes (c. 1823) by Henry Perronet Briggs
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