Page from a Dutch newspaper 'Hollandsche Mercurius' of 1653, showing Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) as Lord Protector, a title he assumed on 16 December 1653. Cromwell sits holding a sword and above him are the arms of the Commonwealth.

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Page from a Dutch newspaper 'Hollandsche Mercurius' of 1653, showing Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) as Lord Protector, a title he assumed on 16 December 1653. Cromwell sits holding a sword and above him are the arms of the Commonwealth.

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