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English civil war
(Encyclopedia) English civil war, 1642–48, the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects, generally called the “parliamentarians,” that culminated in the defeat and…Restoration, in English history
(Encyclopedia) Restoration, in English history, the reestablishment of the monarchy on the accession (1660) of Charles II after the collapse of the Commonwealth (see under commonwealth) and the…Sprat, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Sprat, Thomas, 1635–1713, English author, bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster. His poem on the death of Oliver Cromwell was published in Dryden's Miscellany (1659). Sprat is…Walton-le-Dale
(Encyclopedia) Walton-le-Dale, city (1985 est. pop. 29,100), Lancashire, N England. There are engineering works and textile and paper industries. An 11th-century church was rebuilt in 1748. Oliver…Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of, 1607–61, Scottish statesman. He became chief of the powerful Campbell clan at the death (1638) of his father, the 7th earl…Barebone, Praise-God
(Encyclopedia) Barebone or Barbon, Praise-GodBarebone or Barbon, Praise-Godboth: bârˈbōn [key], 1596?–1679, English lay preacher and leather merchant. Soon after 1630 he became leader of half of a…Bradshaw, John
(Encyclopedia) Bradshaw, John, 1602–59, English regicide judge. In 1649 he was made president of the parliamentary commission to try Charles I, other lawyers of greater prominence having refused the…Blasket Islands
(Encyclopedia) Blasket Islands, group of rock islets, Co. Kerry, SW Republic of Ireland; a lighthouse is on one of the islets. Most of the inhabitants of the islands were moved to the mainland in…Boscobel
(Encyclopedia) BoscobelBoscobelbŏsˈkəbĕl [key], parish, Shropshire, W central England. The oak in which Charles II supposedly hid after his defeat by Oliver Cromwell in the battle of Worcester (1651…Grafton, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Grafton, Richard, d. c.1572, London publisher and printer. In 1539 with Edward Whitchurch he printed the Great Bible in black letter (see type). He printed the first edition of the…Trending
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