Thomas Cromwell, chief adviser to the Tudor king for much of this period, has long been blamed for enabling Henry’s worst impulses to secure his own grasp on power. In the words of his enemies ...

Scotland's History Covenanters Charles II becomes King after Cromwell's death The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish ...

Following the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil Wars, and later his trial and execution, Oliver Cromwell became ‘Lord Protector’ in 1653. Cromwell was a Puritan, a strict ...