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    Lord Protector (plural: Lords Protector) was a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state. It was also a particular...
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    1649, which led to the establishment of The Protectorate, he ruled as Lord Protector from December 1653 until his death in September 1658. Cromwell remains...
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    the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Constitutionally between thirteen and twenty-one councillors were elected by Parliament to advise the Protector, who...
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    Richard Cromwell (category Lords Protector of England)
    the second and final Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and the son of the first Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell. Following...
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    Edward Semel, was an English nobleman and politician who served as Lord Protector of England from 1547 to 1549 during the minority of his nephew King...
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  • Protectorate period (1653–1659) of the Commonwealth of England, the Lord Protector reserved the power previously held by the monarch to confer knighthoods...
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    Henry at the First Battle of St Albans, upon which York was appointed Lord Protector by Parliament. Fighting resumed four years later when Yorkists led by...
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    a Lord Protector. It began when Barebone's Parliament was dissolved, and the Instrument of Government appointed Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector of...
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    adopted the Instrument of Government, by which Oliver Cromwell was made Lord Protector of a united "Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland", inaugurating...
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    Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the mother of Richard Cromwell, the second Lord Protector. Elizabeth...
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    of King Edward VI (Catherine's stepson) and the younger brother of Lord Protector of England Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, and of Jane Seymour...
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  • the only other witness, the minstrel Marillion. Petyr names himself Lord Protector and claims Lysa's son Robert as his ward. The Lords of the Vale also...
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    Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (category Lord High Admirals of England)
    Henry VIII. With his brother, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England, he vied for control of their nephew, the young King Edward...
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    are: Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex; and, Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector. The line of Oliver Cromwell descends from Richard Williams (alias Cromwell)...
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    Richard III of England (category Lords Protector of England)
    Scotland in 1482. When Edward IV died in April 1483, Richard was named Lord Protector of the realm for Edward's eldest son and successor, the 12-year-old...
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  • pack must leave the forest, as the Lord Protector plans to burn it down to wipe them out. The Lord Protector, seeking to restore control of the town,...
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    and his brief reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and Lord Protector, the Duke of Gloucester, who deposed him to reign as King Richard III;...
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    Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford, the new king's uncle who became Lord Protector of the Realm, Governor of the King's Person and Duke of Somerset. In...
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  • and others in authority Lord Protector, a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state Protector (role variant), in personality...
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  • The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen is a 1996 fantasy film starring Patrick Cassidy and directed by Ryan Carroll. The film was released under...
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    first Lord Protector. The Instrument of Government was replaced by a second constitution (the Humble Petition and Advice) under which the Lord Protector could...
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    Charles II of England (category Lord High Stewards of Scotland)
    September 1651, and Charles fled to mainland Europe. Cromwell became Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. Charles spent the next nine years...
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    first holder of the title created it for himself in his capacity of Lord Protector of the Kingdom of England, using a power granted in the will of his...
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  • usage Europe: Lord Bishop Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom Lord High Constable Lord High Steward Lord High Treasurer Lord Protector Asia: Nguyễn...
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    non-conformists gathered round the mayor. The rebellion worried Somerset, now Lord Protector, and he sent an army to impose a military solution to the rebellion...
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  • existence of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, the Lord Protector was referred to as 'Chief Magistrate' in the state's two major constitutional...
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    1720) was the ninth child and youngest daughter of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife,...
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    Protectorate as Lord Protector (effectively a military dictator) until his death in 1658. On Oliver Cromwell's death, his son Richard became Lord Protector, but...
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    succeeded by his son Edward V; his younger brother, Richard, was appointed Lord Protector of England, due to the new king's minority, but he quickly seized the...
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    the Commonwealth until 1658. In 1658 Cromwell's personal standard as Lord Protector became the 'Standard for the General of his Highnesse fleet', while...
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