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An illustration of Charles II entering London on 29 May 1660 after the restoration of the monarchy (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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The Restoration period A timeline of key moments

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Century of chaos: people & power in the 1600s . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of England
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Vintners in an ale house, 1642. From a broadsheet titled ‘Health to All’, artist unknown. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
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Did Oliver Cromwell ban Christmas? The Puritan assault on Christmas during the 1640s and 1650s

A statue of Oliver Cromwell stares downwards, against a red background
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The dark truth about Oliver Cromwell

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Ronald Hutton discusses Oliver Cromwell’s early life and career, exploring the brilliance and cruelty of the future Lord Protector. (Image by Getty Images)
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Oliver Cromwell’s remarkable rise to power . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History hero Julia Donaldson chooses Katherine Howard, Lady Aubigny (d1650) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I.
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The Civil War: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Civil War cross-dressers: the women who swapped dresses for breeches

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Catholics massacre Protestants in Ulster in a contemporary illustration
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10 great misconceptions of the Civil War

Painting depicting Cromwell at the head of his troops following the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, by Ernest Crofts. (Photo by De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images)
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Oliver Cromwell: the secret of his military genius

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11 shocking moments in history

Memorial cross at Flodden Field, site of Battle of Flodden 1513, Northumberland, 1994. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
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8 of Britain’s best battlefields

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The history of… re-enacting battles