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Born	1614? • Greenwich • England
Died	August 29, 1657 • England
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John Lambert

John Lambert

English general

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Sir John Wildman

English agitator

Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.

Oliver Cromwell

English statesman

Engraved portrait of William I, also known as William the Conqueror, shown wearing a crown and medieval robes, facing forward.

William I

king of England

Richard III

Richard III

king of England

William III

William III

king of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Edward III

Edward III

king of England

John Closterman: portrait of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough

John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough

English general

Henry V

Henry V

king of England

Richard I

Richard I

king of England

Harold II

Harold II

king of England

Edward IV

Edward IV

king of England

Edward the Black Prince, electrotype from effigy in Canterbury cathedral, c. 1376; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Edward The Black Prince

English prince

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William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk

English military officer

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William Longsword, 3rd earl of Salisbury

English noble

duke of Monmouth

James Scott, duke of Monmouth

English noble

Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex

Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex

English soldier and courtier

Henry VI

Henry VI

king of England

Line drawing of Richard Neville, 1st Earl of Warwick, in armor holding a sword and shield, standing with a griffin and a bull at his feet, with heraldic crests around him.

Richard Neville, 16th earl of Warwick

English noble

George Monck, detail of an oil painting after S. Cooper, c. 1660; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

George Monck, 1st duke of Albemarle

British general