S3.53 Elizabeth Cromwell

Rex Factor

History

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Elizabeth Cromwell was the wife to one of the most (in)famous figures in British history, but Oliver Cromwell's wife is something of a forgotten figure. Though the evidence for her life is limited, we track her from Essex and East Anglia to the dizzy heights of Lady Protector, seeing the Civil War and Protectorate from a different perspective. Elizabeth had to transition from managing a large but modest Puritan household to the pseudo-queen of the country, but would she be able to make the transition? 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, Elizabeth Cromwell.
0:18.0	With your host, Graham Duke, and Ali.
0:25.0	Hello! Hello!
0:28.0	And welcome to Rex Factor reviewing all the Queen of Prince Consortes of England from Ellsworth to Prince Philip.
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0:37.0	email rexfactorpodcast.hotmail.com and sign up for bonus content at patreon.com forward slash rexfactor.
0:44.0	And it's an unusual one for us today, because we're not reviewing, in fact, a Queen or Prince Consort.
0:49.0	Instead, we are reviewing Elizabeth Cromwell, the wife of Oliver Cromwell, very specifically not.
0:57.0	A Queen. It fits the arc, doesn't it? The timeline?
1:01.0	We did all of a Cromwell in the original series.
1:04.0	Oh, yes, so we should, what we did before.
1:07.0	And I'm guessing you would be like many who would probably know very little about Elizabeth Cromwell.
1:12.0	True.
1:13.0	Very true though, I have been to her house.
1:15.0	Ah, it's a bit rude.
1:17.0	Yeah, I know.
1:18.0	She wasn't in.
1:19.0	But I wonder around, it's just like she left it. Honestly, it's very sad.
1:23.0	But I can recommend that if you do find yourself in Ely.
1:26.0	Now while Oliver Cromwell is one of the most famous or infamous figures in British history,
1:30.0	unfortunately, there's very little documentation available for historians.
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