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S3.53 Elizabeth Cromwell
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Aug 25, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Elizabeth Cromwell was the wife to one of the most (in)famous figures in British history, but Oliver Cromwell's wife is something of a forgotten figure. Though the evidence for her life is limited, we track her from Essex and East Anglia to the dizzy heights of Lady Protector, seeing the Civil War and Protectorate from a different perspective. Elizabeth had to transition from managing a large but modest Puritan household to the pseudo-queen of the country, but would she be able to make the transition?
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Released:
Aug 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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