An old engraving of the assassination of Isaac Dorislaus in The Hague, Holland in 1649. It is from a Victorian history book of Dorislaus (1595–1649) was a Dutch Calvinist historian and lawyer who was an important official in Oliver Cromwell’s period of rule. Dorislaus became advocate general of the army in the first civil war. He was assassinated by Royalists led by Walter Whitford, seeking to avenge Charles I’s death, while on a diplomatic mission in his native country.
An old engraving of the assassination of Isaac Dorislaus in The Hague, Holland in 1649. It is from a Victorian history book of Dorislaus (1595–1649) was a Dutch Calvinist historian and lawyer who was an important official in Oliver Cromwell’s period of rule. Dorislaus became advocate general of the army in the first civil war. He was assassinated by Royalists led by Walter Whitford, seeking to avenge Charles I’s death, while on a diplomatic mission in his native country.
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Location: The Hague, Holland
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