1. Elizabeth Cromwell was the wife of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the mother of Richard Cromwell, the second Lord Protector.
15 Facts About Elizabeth Cromwell
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Elizabeth Cromwell, the eldest of twelve children, was born in 1598.
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Elizabeth Cromwell was accused of drunkenness and adultery, which John Heneage Jesse concluded were "venomous absurdities" and "unworthy of notice".
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Elizabeth Cromwell is said to have had a defect in one of her eyes.
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Elizabeth Cromwell is known to have been introduced to Charles I who was then a prisoner at Hampton Court.
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Elizabeth Cromwell's behaviour concerning her elevation is represented differently by the republican Edmund Ludlow who happened to know her personally.
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Elizabeth Cromwell wrote that when the Cromwells changed residence from the Cockpit at Whitehall to the royal palace, Elizabeth was anything but gratified with the splendid change in her domestic arrangements.
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The writer Lilburne implied that Elizabeth had some influence over her husband, since he accused her of having disposed of military appointments during Cromwell's generalship.
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Elizabeth Cromwell pointed out "the singular and undoubted fact that she endeavoured to persuade her husband to recall the young King", without success.
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Only one letter written by Elizabeth Cromwell is thought to be extant.
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Elizabeth Cromwell maintained six daughters of clergymen, whom she employed at needlework in her apartments.
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Granger believed that Elizabeth Cromwell resided for some time in Switzerland after her family's downfall, but this is still unsupported.
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Elizabeth Cromwell did retire for a short period in Wales, where she remained until the excitement surrounding the Restoration subsided.
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Elizabeth Cromwell died in 1665 and was survived by five of her nine children, as well as many grandchildren.
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Elizabeth Cromwell is a character in Aphra Behn's 1681 comedic play, The Roundheads or, The Good Old Cause.