Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Oliver Cromwell across 7 places, from 1599 to 1658.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 to 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, farmer and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Oliver Cromwell was documented, and when
25 April 1599exact date
Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)attested“Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 25 April 1599 to Robert Cromwell and his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Steward.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1631year
Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)attested“In 1631, likely as a result of the dispute, Cromwell sold most of his properties in Huntingdon and moved to a farmstead in nearby St Ives.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
Bridgwaterattested“He also took part in successful sieges at Bridgwater, Sherborne, Bristol, Devizes and Winchester, then spent the first half of 1646 mopping up resistance in Devon and Cornwall.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1646year
Devonattested“He also took part in successful sieges at Bridgwater, Sherborne, Bristol, Devizes and Winchester, then spent the first half of 1646 mopping up resistance in Devon and Cornwall.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1657year
Englandattested“It was this—allied to Cromwell's tolerance of the right to private worship of those who fell outside Puritanism—that led to his encouraging Jews to return to England in 1657, over 360 years after their banishment by Edward I, in the hope…”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
3 September 1658exact date
Dunbarattested“He died at age 59 at Whitehall on 3 September 1658, the anniversary of his great victories at Dunbar and Worcester.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
3 September 1658exact date
Whitehallattested“He died at age 59 at Whitehall on 3 September 1658, the anniversary of his great victories at Dunbar and Worcester.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
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Places Oliver Cromwell is documented in
Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)2 presences · 1599 to 1631
Other places tied to Oliver Cromwell in the record
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29 April 1599exact date
All Saints' Church, Huntingdonmentioned“Oliver Cromwell was baptised on 29 April 1599 at St John's Church, and attended Huntingdon Grammar School.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
22 August 1620exact date
St Giles-without-Cripplegatementioned“Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier (1598–1665) on 22 August 1620 at St Giles-without-Cripplegate on Fore Street, London.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1628year
Huntingdonshirementioned“In 1628 he was elected to Parliament from the Huntingdonshire county town of Huntingdon.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1628year
Netherlandsmentioned“As with the Parliament of 1628–29, it is likely that he owed his position to the patronage of others, which might explain why in the first week of the Parliament he was in charge of presenting a petition for the release of John Lilburne,…”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1634year
Americasmentioned“It appears that in 1634 Cromwell attempted to emigrate to what became the Connecticut Colony in the Americas, but was prevented by the government from leaving.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1640year
Bishops' Warsmentioned“When Charles faced the Scottish rebellion in the Bishops' Wars, lack of funds forced him to call a Parliament again in 1640.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1641year
Irelandmentioned“Total excess deaths for the entire period of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in Ireland was estimated by William Petty, the 17th-century economist, to be 600,000 out of a total Irish population of 1,400,000 in 1641.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1643year
Battle of Gainsboroughmentioned“Cromwell gained experience in successful actions in East Anglia in 1643, notably at the Battle of Gainsborough on 28 July.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1643year
East Angliamentioned“Cromwell gained experience in successful actions in East Anglia in 1643, notably at the Battle of Gainsborough on 28 July.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
July 1644month
Manchestermentioned“By the time of the Battle of Marston Moor in July 1644, Cromwell had risen to the rank of lieutenant general of horse in Manchester's army.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1645year
House of Commons of Englandmentioned“He was also charged with familism by the Scottish Presbyterian Samuel Rutherford in response to his letter to the House of Commons in 1645.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1647year
Putneymentioned“In the Putney Debates of 1647, the two groups debated these topics in hopes of forming a new constitution for England.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
May 1647month
Saffron Waldenmentioned“In May 1647 Cromwell was sent to the army's headquarters in Saffron Walden to negotiate with them, but failed to agree.”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
1649year
Irelandmentioned“However, the political situation in Ireland in 1649 was extremely fractured: there were also separate forces of Irish Catholics who were opposed to the Royalist alliance, and Protestant Royalist forces that were gradually moving towards…”source: Wikipedia: Oliver Cromwell
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