Cromwell, Oliver

has biography | a une biographie: English military and political leader in the seventeenth century. A pivotal figure in British history, and one whose historical reputation has long been the source of debate, Cromwell's colonial legacy is symbolised by the war in Ireland (1649-1653) and the capture of Jamaica from the Spanish in 1655. Jamaica became one of Britain's wealthiest colonies through the use of enslaved African labour, with the British occupying the island for the next three centuries.
was born | est né: 25 April 1599
died in | est mort par: 3 September 1658
has nationality | a la nationalité: Kingdom of England
has type | est de type: depicted

is referred to by | est référencé par: Wikipedia - Oliver Cromwell; Wikipedia - Cromwellian conquest of Ireland; Wikipedia - Invasion of Jamaica; Art UK; National Portrait Gallery; Carla Gardina Pestana, The English Conquest of Jamaica (Cambridge, MA; London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2017)

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Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Manchester
Statue of Oliver Cromwell, St Ives
Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Warrington
Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Westminster