S1.43 Oliver Cromwell

Rex Factor

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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2012

⏱️ 63 minutes

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The execution of Charles I in 1649 created something of a dilemma for England, needing to find a completely new way to govern itself. Various parliamentary outfits were tried, but throughout it all one man dominated until in 1653 he officially became the Lord Protector for the Commonwealth and Free State of England. This man was from the lower gentry, at one time a farmer, and little known until the Civil War when he became a renowned cavalry leader. He would become perhaps England's most powerful ruler, the conqueror of England, Scotland and Ireland (where he is still reviled as a mass-murdering monster) and the displayer of the most famous warts in history. He is, of course, Oliver Cromwell. But can a man who abolishes the institution of the monarchy be eligible to win its greatest award in the Rex Factor? https://rexfactor.wordpress.com/english-monarchs/whos-who/stuarts/whos-who-oliver-cromwell/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Rex Factor.
0:10.0	This week, Oliver Cromwell.
0:15.0	With your host Graham Duke and Ali
0:22.0	Ali book.
0:28.0	Hello. welcome to
0:30.0	sorry. Hello.
0:32.0	Hello.
0:34.0	Hello. Well, Interaction Fact to reviewing all the Kings and Queens
0:37.0	from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth a second.
0:39.0	But with a weird one.
0:40.0	Oliver Cromwell, who of course is very specifically not a king which makes him as we'll find out a bit of a tricky one to review in place but nevertheless
0:49.3	Protective a factor. Protect a factor., not quite as catchy as it.
0:53.0	Anyway, Oliver Cromwell is born in 1599.
0:57.0	He's the son of Robert Cromwell and Elizabeth Stewart, and he doesn't become king in 1649 when child first is executed at
1:06.4	which point he's about 50 years old and in terms of his relationship to
1:09.8	Elizabeth the second there is no direct relationship to us for the second the closest
1:15.7	I can get is that the Duchess of Kent is a direct descendant but there's no
1:20.0	blood link because she marries into the royal family. He's off
1:23.6	middling stature about five foot six. Long nose, chestnut brown hair, menacing
1:29.2	brow. He's got quite strong and robust body.
1:33.3	He's quite strong and imposing, increasingly impressive, but of course he's most famous for his
1:38.5	waltz.
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