Oliver Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament.
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First uttered by Oliver Cromwell, the words David Davis used to ask Boris Johnson to step down have a storied past.
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
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Donald Trump has failed to understand that the constitutional separation of powers in the United States is its source of strength, not weakness.
Christmas in 1646 was cancelled and the usual drunken merriment was banned.
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A spirit of rebellion took the people of Cromwell’s England and celebrations went ahead despite strict rules banning festivities.
Statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster, London, UK.
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He strapped on a sword aged 43 – and changed British history.