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KING OLIVER! A new TV series shows Cromwell as a brutal war criminal. In fact, he was this nation's saviour...
The Daily Mail (London, England)
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May 7, 2001|
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Byline: ROY HATTERSLEY
MY FATHER first told me about Oliver Cromwell.
And, because he had been a Roman Catholic priest before he met and married my mother, he gave me a highly biased account of the Lord Protector's life and times.
What I remember most vividly is his description of Cromwell's dying moments.
The wind howled outside the windows of his bedchamber. Thunder crashed and lightning flashed across the sky.
Oliver Cromwell, fearful of the fires of hell, prayed for forgiveness and the remission of his many sins. The crime ...
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