Thornycroft's 1899 statue of Oliver Cromwell stands outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Cromwell served as a commander in the Parliamentarian army and was instrumental in the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a republican commonwealth. He served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1653 until his death in 1658.
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That is a great photo! I like the statues too although Cromwell was a bit of a shark wasn't he?
Hi Emm. Cromwell was a ruthless leader but also granted religious freedom. Personally I don't think his statue deserves to be in Parliament Square.
Neither does Jan Smuts but best I keep my mouth shut about that one.
Hey Emm - nice to find you here ;) I'm busy reading 'The Boleyn Inheritance' and -- sheesh: I actually don't have anything intriguing to add, except that Henry VIII was definitely not lekker in his kop. He couldn't get it up for Anne of Cleves, apparently... Cromwell was the guy that engineered her marriage to the king... Nice blog, John!
Hi Lisa, thanks :-) I think it was Thomas Cromwell who engineered the marriage, Oliver's great-great-great uncle!
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