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Great Reputations: Oliver Cromwell

History Extra podcast

09/06/23

57m

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In the latest in our series charting the contested reputations of key historical figures, Ronald Hutton and Mark Stoyle debate the life and legacy of statesman, politician and military leader Oliver Cromwell, exploring his religious zealotry, his campaign in Ireland, and more

The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

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