Politics – Salvetti

[By Brendan Dooley] Writings under attack! The Scots claim that the English are not living up to their obligations under the Solemn League and Covenant. The Parliamentarians object, switching the debate to one about the future of the monarchy, which they seem to endorse, subject…

The race of the commanders

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[Edited by Miriam Campopiano] Once he reached the peak of power and took control of the English government as Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell focused on planning an English expansion in the Caribbean Sea. The plan, known as Western Design, was to end the Spanish supremacy…

The failed conquest of Hispaniola

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[Edited by Miriam Campopiano] Cromwell’s government was the first one in English history to plan a large-scale invasion in the Americas[1]. Cromwell had a specific plan in mind: to conquer the Spanish territories in the West Indies, and this plan is known as the Western…

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All That’s Fit to Print…. And Then some! (1646)

The race of the commanders

The failed conquest of Hispaniola