#olivercromwell — Public Fediverse posts
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It was rumoured that somewhere in my College lay the head of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell and I went to the same college. I like that.
Also, and more importantly, William Clifford (1845-79). He who discovered the Clifford Algebra. He who made us think about space the modern way.
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Broad-brimmed hat believed to have been owned by Oliver Cromwell, England, ~1650 AD
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This is Mary Cromwell, born 1637, third daughter of Oliver Cromwell. The oddities of early Restauration England.
In 1657 Mary had married Thomas Belasyse, Viscount Fauconberg (later 1st Earl of Fauconberg). So here in 1663 she was Mary Fauconberg, or Viscountess Fauconberg. But Pepys refers to her by her father's name. Perhaps a subconscious sign of the overwhelming presence of the dead Oliver Cromwell in people's minds, even after his death? Cromwell had died only 5 years earlier, in 1658; Charles II had only taken power in 1660.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cromwell,_Countess_Fauconberg
#Pepys #MaryCromwell #Fauconberg #OliverCromwell #Restauration
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@oliver_moran I like the sound of this mosquito statue. What would it be on? Bronze tree bark? A silvery window? The innocent little speckled-winged Friend of Erin perched there, polishing its face with its forepaws
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'World’s smallest public statue' proposed for Cork mosquito linked to death of Oliver Cromwell
Green Party councillor Oliver Moran says the unusual proposal could become a quirky tourist attraction for Cork city
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41844780.html
#ArtMatters #OliverCromwell #mosquito #OliverMoran #GreenParty #ProtestArt #Cork #mastodaoine #CorkCity #tourism
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Everybody Hates Cromwell, PCM Edition
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2019192/everybody-hates-cromwell-pcm-edition
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Everybody Hates Cromwell, PCM Edition
https://piefed.social/c/politicalcompassmemes/p/2019189/everybody-hates-cromwell-pcm-edition
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The Puritans who stole Christmas!
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1908415/the-puritans-who-stole-christmas
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Idyllic walking trail with 'magical views' inspired famous author and blockbuster film trilogy
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'Picture perfect' village with cosy bakery serving 'best afternoon teas' and rich history
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Interesting how Cromwell has already faded into a curiosity item for visitors, just a few years after he held power. History can be fast.
(What the world needs to know about Oliver Cromwell and the Roamer: they both went to the same Cambridge college, sadly separated by a few centuries.)
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Fergus Butler-Gallie (@_F_B_G_): "There’s a very worrying valorisation of Cromwell going on among the internet right. Honouring a regicide, an ethnic cleanser, a religious extremist, a campaigner against freedom, fun and joy is absolutely not the way to get ordinary people on side. 1660 happened for a reason." | nitter
https://nitter.net/_F_B_G_/status/1958916639673762010#m -
There's a show on #ABC all about people playing public pianos. The first bloke plays Chopin's Polonaise in A flat major Op 53 at Sydney Central, and there was absolutely zero mention of Monty Python's #OliverCromwell cover.
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I posted a little while ago about removing the statue of Robert Clive from the vicinity of the Foreign Office in London.
Here's another statue that ought to be moved from its current location: the Oliver Cromwell statue outside the UK House of Commons. In replies to this post, I'll put forward four reasons for this proposal and suggest a replacement.
🧵 1/5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Oliver_Cromwell,_Westminster
#UKHistory #History #London #Statues #PublicArt #Westminster #London #HouseOfCommons #OliverCromwell
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@michaelflanagan I'm always puzzled at the way the Americans are murmuring "You should *try* not to kill *too many* civilians". Kind of like standing beside #OliverCromwell in Ireland and muttering "Easy on the aul ge nocide, Ollie" #Gaza #US #FellowTravellers #Genocide
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> Charles the First was the problem. Oliver Cromwell was the solution.
Nation - #TerryPrachett
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#BBC Witness May 2 2023 talks about Oliver Cromwell who was in power between Charles I and Charles II
History is kinda brutal, listen to the 10min AUDIO.
In 1661 in England, following the restoration of the monarchy, the body of #OliverCromwell was dug up for ritual execution
(#KingCharlesIII looking back)
MY COMMENT
There is no such thing as Royalty.
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@tml I’ve never really cared much for #OliverCromwell until now. #KC3
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Do the #PeasantsRevolt, #TolpuddleMartyrs, #OliverCromwell or #SlaveTrade get a mention? 😂
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Here's a #postcard of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
One of Sidney Sussex's most famous/infamous alumni (you choose!) is Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
Today is the 274th anniversary of the execution of King Charles I
#HigherEducation
#HigherEducationPostcard
#Cambridge
#OliverCromwell
#History
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As always I am amused by the great irony of Ireland's official most evil Englishman ever being the only one who successfully led a republican British regime. #OliverCromwell
