Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • History Revealed

    OLIVER CROMWELL 25 APRIL 1599 – 3 SEPTEMBER 1658

    Dec 29, 2020 2 minutes
    WORDS: EMMA SLATTERY WILLIAMS
    “Cromwell believed that God supported his cause and that he had been chosen”

    CROMWELL’S RISE

    orn in Huntingdon, in what is now Cambridgeshire, Oliver Cromwell’s family had modest wealth and were part of the landed gentry – his father, Robert, had been an MP in Elizabeth I’s parliament of 1593. Through

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from History Revealed

    History Revealed6 min read
    Medieval Life
    Let’s get to the point: from the 12th to 15th centuries, shoes were all about status. Both men and women wanted to put their best foot forward – as far forward as possible, in fact. Pointed shoes, known as poulaines or crackowes, may have been inspir
    History Revealed8 min read
    Ancient World
    Boudica, the celebrated queen of the Iceni tribe who lived in what is now Norfolk, spearheaded a revolt against Britain’s Roman occupiers around AD 60. Her initial campaigns were successful, resulting in the devastation of London, Colchester and St A
    History Revealed2 min read
    The Lore Of Stonehenge
    Stonehenge is famous both for its broken circles of standing stones and as an enduring source of mystery and wonder. What was it used for? And why was it made? Definitive answers to these questions continue to elude us. What we do know is that Stoneh

    Related Books & Audiobooks