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54. Cromwell and the Protectorate

Did Oliver Cromwell save Britain from tyranny or was he a killjoy and military dictator? Paul Lay, author of Providence Lost: the Rise and Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate joins Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the short-lived British Republic.

Series
Standalone
Published date
2021-05-20
Year span
1653 – 1659

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