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Thomas Cooper (Parliamentarian)
Thomas Cooper (died 1659) was a colonel in the Parliamentary Army who fought in the English Civil War and aided in the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian occupation of Ireland. He was appointed to the Cromwell's Upper House, and died in 1659.Noblep. 426/ref>Reip. 299 footnote (12)sic] (should be 21) "Accordingly Thomas Cooper was recalled from Scotland and appointed commander in Ulster, ... . He arrived in Dublin in the beginning of January 1656, and reached Carrickfergus in the first week of February. He resided here till January, 1658, when he retired to London where he died in the latter end of the year 1659. Thurloe, iii 744 and iv. 408 552, vi 734. Com. Journ. vii 804." Cooper was of an ancient and respectable family in Oxfordshire, which had possessed the manor of South Weston, with other estates in that county for several centuries; he was an alderman of Oxford, which place he represented in the Short Parliament called by King Charles I of England, Charles I in 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of religious freedom. It was part of the wider Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The first (1642–1646) and second (1648–1649) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third (1649–1651) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The wars also involved the Scottish Covenanters and Irish Confederates. The war ended with Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651. Unlike other civil wars in England, which were mainly fought over who should rule, these conflicts were also concerned with how the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland should be governed. The outcome was threefold: the trial of and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
