Richard Cromwell
English politician and Lord Protector (1626–1712)
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Richard Cromwell was an English politician who served as Lord Protector, the highest governing position in England, following his father Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658. Though his tenure was brief and largely ineffectual, his rule marked a significant transitional moment in English history between the Protectorate and the eventual Restoration of the monarchy in 1660.
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- Born
- 1626
- Died
- 1712
- Works
- 10
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- A declaration of His Highness for a day of solemn fasting & humiliation
- By the Protector. A proclamation signifying His Highness pleasure that all men being in office of government at the decease of his most dear father, Oliver late Lord Protector, shall so continue till His Highness further direction
- By His Highness. A proclamation for the better encouragement of godly ministers and others, and their enjoying their dues and liberty according to law
- The Speech Of His Highness the Lord Protector, Made To both Houses of Parliament at their first meeting, on Thursday the 27th of January 1658. As also the Speech Of the Right Honorable Nathaniel Lord Fiennes, one of the Lords Keepers of the Great Seal of England, made at the same time
- An Expedient For The Preventing any Difference Between His Highness and the Parliament. About The Recognition. The Negative Voyce. The Militia
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
· 1977 · cited 61,615x
- The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools
· 2009
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Richard Cromwell (4 October 1626 – 12 July 1712) was an English statesman who served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1658 to 1659. He was the son of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell.
Following his father's death in 1658, Richard became Lord Protector, but he lacked authority. He tried to mediate between the army and civil society, and allowed a Parliament that contained many disaffected Presbyterians and Royalists to sit. Suspicions that civilian councillors were intent on supplanting the army peaked in an attempt to prosecute a major-general for actions against a Royalist. The army made a threatening demonstration of force against Richard, and may have had him in detention. He formally renounced power only nine months after succeeding.