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Oliver Cromwell 1599-1658

Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland “and of the dominions thereto belonging” from 1653 until his death, acting simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republic.
Size 8 x 15 cms
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Laurence Sterne 1713-1768

Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, and also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics.
Artist: Renolds
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Sir Richard Steele 1672-1729

Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison, of the magazine The Spectator
Artist: R.Cooper
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James Foster 1697-1753

Baptist minister known for the Exeter Controversy,
Artist: T.Kitchin
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Hannah More 1745-1833

English religious writer and philanthropist, remembered as a poet and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, as a writer on moral and religious subjects, and as a practical philanthropist
Artist: E.Bird
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William Hogarth 1697-1764

English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist.
Artist: Carl Mayer
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John Milton 1608-1674 poet

John Milton was an English poet and intellectual, who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse
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Nathaniel Rowland 1749-1831

He was a Methodist like his father and appears to have officiated as secretary of the Calvinistic Methodist Association, 1778-97. He was for years the mainstay of Methodism in Pembrokeshire, ministered to the societies formed by his father-in-law, and had charge of Tabernacle, Haverfordwest
Artist: R.Bowyer
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George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes 1555-1629

Known as Sir George Carew between 1586 and 1605 and as The Lord Carew between 1605 and 1626, served under Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was appointed President of Munster.
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston 1784-1865

British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain was at the height of its imperial power
Artist: Baisch
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Size 20 x 24 cms
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