Articles related to "Lord Protector"

Dying in January 1721, aged eighty two, Frances was the last surviving child of Oliver Cromwell. However, she is also the least known of all his children.

Cromwell was an English soldier and statesman who helped make England a republic and who ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658.

Princess Bridget was born on November 10, 1480. She was the tenth and youngest child of Edward IV and his Queen, Elizabeth Woodville.

Nine-year-old Edward VI introduced the Reformation, established the English Church, understood international affairs and showed a keen interest in reforming the currency.

Elizabeth Wydville's story continues. She faces danger during the Readeption of Henry VI. (She is usually known as Elizabeth Woodville in history books.)

Cromwell's dismissal of the Rump Parliament is one of the Commons' most famous scenes in its history. Cromwell changed from bully to dictator.

David Starkey charts the fascinating path of the British monarchy from the bloodshed of the War of the Roses to the moral crises of the late 20th century.

Christmas pudding and mince pies are central to any Christmas feast. The traditions of these two Christmas desserts are ancient and reviered.

Young and manipulated, Lady Jane Grey reluctantly seized the British throne in 1553 only to fall from grace nine days after assuming the title of England's first queen.

Mary's cousin was King, Edward VI. With every advantage in life, her life seemed assured to be a comfortable one. Within months of her birth though, all was to change.

There are many grand museums with fascinating histories to visit in London and amongst them is the remarkable Somerset House.

From Tudor times, Somerset House on the River Thames has played many roles in the sometimes bloody history of London. It's a great place to visit, winter or summer.

For centuries British monarchs have sat on St. Edward's chair during coronation. This legendary chair has been the symbol of British monarchy since the 14th century.

Richard III's queen, Anne Neville, can be seen to be 'yet another victim of the monster.' Was she a character in her own right though or just a bystander of history?

Catherine Parr was a loyal and sympathetic companion who nursed an increasingly irritable Henry VIII in his declining years by creating a domestic family life at court.

The Banqueting House was the prominent receiving hall for the Stuart monarchs.

Lady Jane Grey is best known as history as the Nine Days Queen. She survived an unhappy childhood only to become a pawn in a conspiracy to usurp the throne.

Mary Grey's death on 20th April 1578 was little noticed by Queen Elizabeth's court, due to her recent scandalous marriage. She died, however, as heiress presumptive.

Attempting to "purify" the Anglican Church, Puritans rejected the Episcopal structure of the Church of England in favor of a "Congregational" Presbyterian model.

Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, are best-known in history as "the Princes in the Tower" since the 15th Century. Their deaths still remain a great mystery.

Little Gidding is familiar worldwide as one of TS Eliot's "Four Quartets" poems, but few know much about the place that inspired the poem or its other US connections.

For one year in 1648, Colonel Robert Hammond, veteran of the English Civil War, became governor of the Isle of Wight and reluctant gaoler to King Charles I.