Richard Cromwell

Standard Name: Cromwell, Richard

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Textual Features Mary Carleton
The Case presents itself as a rendering of the truth for God to read, if nobody else. It depicts MC according to several different fictional conventions. In youth she resembles the heroines of the Restoration...
Travel Susanna Hopton
While Oliver Cromwell and his son ruled England, SH 's husband spent a good deal of time abroad (at Bruges, Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Paris). It is not clear whether his wife accompanied him.
Smith, Julia J. “Susanna Hopton: A Biographical Account”. Notes and Queries, Vol.
38
, June 1991, pp. 165-72.
170

Timeline

3 September 1658: Oliver Cromwell died and Richard Cromwell...

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3 September 1658

Oliver Cromwell died and Richard Cromwell became Lord Protector of Great Britain and Ireland.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
425
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
44

25 April 1659: John Evelyn reported a wonderfull and suddaine...

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25 April 1659

John Evelyn reported a wonderfull and suddaine change in the face of the publique: discontent with Cromwell 's son Richard , and canvassing of other candidates for power.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
397

25 May 1659: Richard Cromwell (who had succeeded his father...

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25 May 1659

Richard Cromwell (who had succeeded his father as Lord Protector the previous year) resigned, leaving the way clear for negotiation with Charles II about restoration to the throne.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
425
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
187

January 1661: Fifth Monarchists (who expected the Second...

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January 1661

Fifth Monarchists (who expected the Second Coming and political rule of Christ, and had opposed the Cromwell ian government too) staged an uprising against the new king, Charles II .
Fox, George, 1624 - 1691. The Journal. Editor Smith, Nigel, Penguin, 1998.
294 and n1

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