Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

male, deceased (1658)
Independent, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, political, member of parliament, Long (1640-49) Parliaments, Heads of state…Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, conquest of Ireland, Military history of the United Kingdom, Politics of England
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and...
John Milton

John Milton

male, deceased (1674)
blind, Christian heresy, from the City of London, Sonneteers, Old Pauline, New Latin author…Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge, CommonwealthofEngland, English Commonwealth
John Milton (December 9, 1608 - November 8, 1674) was an English poet, prose polemicist, and civil servant for the English Commonwealth. Most famed...
Charles Ii Of England

Charles Ii OfEngland

male, deceased (1685)
westminster abbey, Merrie Monarch, scone, cavalier, Battle of Worcester, Royalist…Parliament of Scotland, Pretenders to the throne of the kingdom of France, Palace of Whitehall, King of Scots, Duke of Cornwall
Charles II (29 May 1630 - 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. According to royalists, Charles II became king when his...
Robert Blake

Robert Blake

male, deceased (1657)
English, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Wadham College, Wadham College, Oxford, Parliament of England, Grammar School…University of Oxford, Member of the pre-1707 English Parliament, Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports, Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford, CommonwealthofEngland
Robert Blake was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England, and one of the most famous English admirals of the...
William Penn

William Penn

male, deceased (1670)
Royal Navy officer, CommonwealthofEngland, admiral, Royal Navy admiral, charles ii, Portland…Society of Friends, Province of Pennsylvania, Battle of Lowestoft, Earl of Sandwich, Battle of Scheveningen
Sir William Penn (April 23, 1621 - September 16, 1670) was an English admiral, and the father of William Penn, founder of the colony of...
William Petty

William Petty

male, deceased (1687)
Preclassical economics, English, Classical economist, Economist, inventor, Statistician…Member of the pre-1707 English Parliament, Fellow of the Royal Society, Parliament of England, Alumni of the University of Oxford, CommonwealthofEngland
Sir William Petty was an English economist, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and Commonwealth in...
Peter Heylin

Peter Heylin

male, deceased (1662)
From Burford, Westminster, Oxfordshire, English Restoration, Puritans, CommonwealthofEngland…Alumni of St John's College, Oxford
Peter Heylin or Heylyn (1600-1662) was an English ecclesiastical writer. He was born in Burford, Oxfordshire, and was one of the clerical followers...
John Desborough

John Desborough

male, deceased (1680)
Salisbury, Worcester, charles ii, great yarmouth, English Civil War, cambridgeshire…CommonwealthofEngland, Battle of Worcester, Rule of the Major-Generals
John Desborough (or Disbrowe)(1608 - 1680), English soldier and politician, son of James Desborough of Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, and of Elizabeth...
Johan van Galen

Johan van Galen

male, deceased (1653)
Republic of the Seven United Provinces, Oresund, Battle of the Downs, Dunkirk Raiders, sound, From Essen…CommonwealthofEngland, Battle of Leghorn
Johan van Galen (1604 - 23 March 1653) was a Commodore of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands. He was born in Essen. He...