Saturday, December 4, 2010

Great Rebellion - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes

" "Know then that in the time of the Great Rebellion (the history of which by the learned Lord Clarendon I most earnestly commend to your attention) this Manor of Baskerville was held by Hugo of that name, nor can it be gainsaid that he was a most wild, profane, and godless man. "

The great rebellion is also called the English Civil War. Supporters of Parliament, led by oliver Cromwell, succeeded in removing King Charles 1 from the throne.


Wars of the Three Kingdoms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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