Oliver Cromwell: The Man Who Beheaded a King

Civil War general, led New Model Army to victory, executed Charles I, ruled as Lord Protector.

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17th February 1547
Edward Seymour, uncle of King Edward VI, was made Duke of Somerset.
The power behind the throne during his nephew’s minority

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1st February 1547
The executors of King Henry VIII's will appointed Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to the offices of Lord Protector of the Realm & Governor of the King's Person.

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22nd January 1552
Between 8 o’clock and 9 o’clock in the morning, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and former Lord Protector of England, was executed on Tower Hill.

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1653, #OliverCromwell became #LordProtector in #TheProtectorate: a #republic that lasted five and a half years. This period, called an interregnum because it lies between two eras of monarchy, united England, Scotland, & Ireland in a virtual dictatorship.

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Portrait of #OliverCromwell (1599-1658), #LordProtector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1653
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25th April 1599
Oliver Cromwell, the future Lord Protector of England, Scotland & Ireland was born in Huntington to Robert Cromwell (a relation of King Henry VIII’s minister, Thomas Cromwell) & his wife, Elizabeth Steward.
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I made another character Lord Protector Seçmenami Itar Lētamirün from my series. #gda #gooddefenderainland #seçmenamiitarlētamirün #seçmenami #itar #lētamirün #man #male #character #lordprotector #lord #protector

#OTD
17th February 1547
Edward Seymour, uncle of King Edward VI, was made Duke of Somerset.

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#EdwardSeymour #LordHertford #DukeofSomerset #JaneSeymour #KingHenryVIII #KingEdwardVI #LordProtector #Tudors #History

#OTD
1st February 1547
The executors of King Henry VIII's will appointed Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to the offices of Lord Protector of the Realm and Governor of the King's Person.

#EdwardSeymour #EarlofHertford #LordProtector #GovernoroftheKingsPerson #Tudors #History

#OTD
22nd January 1552
Between 8 o’clock & 9 o’clock in the morning, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset & former Lord Protector of England, was executed on Tower Hill.

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#EdwardSeymour #DukeofSomerset #LordProtector #Tudors #History

On the main road between #Cardiff and #Cowbridge is a hill called #TumbleDownDick which refers to the unhappy son of the #LordProtector