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    Lord Protector (plural: Lords Protector) is a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state. It was also a particular title...
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    the establishment of the Commonwealth of England, Cromwell ruled as Lord Protector from December 1653 until his death. Although elected Member of Parliament...
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    January 1552) 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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    descend from 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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    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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    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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    Richard Cromwell (category Lords Protector of England)
    who served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1658 to 1659. He was the son of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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    his son Charles II. The Commonwealth of England had been governed by Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell and then his son Richard Cromwell. The term is also...
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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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    Lord Protector of the Realm, Governor of the King's Person and Duke of Somerset. Henry VIII's will did not provide for the appointment of a Protector...
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  • the pack must leave the forest, as the Lord Protector plans to burn it to wipe them out. The Lord Protector, seeking to restore control of the town, assures...
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    ministers (XXXIV) and elects the Lord Protector upon the death of the previous one (XXXII). Thus the Lord Protector was far from an absolute ruler, with...
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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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    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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    under Cromwell's direct control with the title Lord Protector. It was within the power of the Lord Protector to choose his heir and Oliver Cromwell chose...
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    Charles II of England (category Lord high admirals of England)
    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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    by his son Edward V. He had appointed his younger brother, Richard, Lord Protector of England for the duration of the new king's minority. However, Edward...
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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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  • the only other witness, the minstrel Marillion. Petyr names himself Lord Protector and claims Lysa's son Robin as his ward. The Lords of the Vale also...
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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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  • 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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    successor, 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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    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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  • traditional style Shahanshah March 1794 - 30 October 1794 Lord Protector (plural: Lords Protectors) is a title that has been used at times in British constitutional...
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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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