Sujet
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), c18th century (c1902). Artist: Unknown
Légende
Oliver Cromwell, c18th century (c1902). From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, volune III (c1902). Cromwell was a Member of Parliament at the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642. As one of the judges at the trial of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell signed the king's death warrant and became Lord Protector of England in 1653. He died in 1668 and was succeeded as Lord Protector by his son, Richard. Although Richard was not entirely without ability, he had no power base in either Parliament or the Army and was forced to resign in May 1659, bringing the Protectorate to an end. In the period immediately following his abdication the head of the army, George Monck, took power for less than a year, at which point Parliament restored Charles II as king. One of Charles' first acts was to exhume Cromwell's body from Westminster Abbey and hang it from the gallows at Tyburn; his head was set on a pole on top of Westminster Hall.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1902
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C42_440
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (7,6Mo) / 29,4cm x 42,6cm / 3478 x 5035 (300dpi)