The early 1900s caption reads: "CROMWELL TAKING THE OATH AS LORD PROTECTOR.—After the overthrow of the royalists, Cromwell, supported by his soldiers, became the one overshadowing figure among the Puritans. He conquered both Scot-land and Ireland. He conquered the Parliament itself, driving the members out, and summoning a new Parliament composed only of men chosen by himself. This submissive body conferred on him the title of Protector of England, Ireland, and Scotland. The office was to be his for life, and when lie had been formally inaugurated (1653) lie was England's king in all but name.
The early 1900s caption reads: "CROMWELL TAKING THE OATH AS LORD PROTECTOR.—After the overthrow of the royalists, Cromwell, supported by his soldiers, became the one overshadowing figure among the Puritans. He conquered both Scot-land and Ireland. He conquered the Parliament itself, driving the members out, and summoning a new Parliament composed only of men chosen by himself. This submissive body conferred on him the title of Protector of England, Ireland, and Scotland. The office was to be his for life, and when lie had been formally inaugurated (1653) lie was England's king in all but name. Oliver Cromwell was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army and latterly as a politician.
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