Download or read book Unveiled Voices Unvarnished Memories written by Adelaide M. Cromwell and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an industrious slave named Willis Hodges Cromwell earned the money to obtain liberty for his wife-who then bought freedom for him and for their children-he set in motion a family saga that resounds today. His youngest son, John Wesley Cromwell, became an educator, lawyer, and newspaper publisher-and one of the most influential men of letters in the generation that bridged Frederick Douglass and W. E. B. Du Bois. Now, in Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories, his granddaughter, Adelaide M. Cromwell, documents the journey of her family from the slave marts of Annapolis to achievements in a variety of learned professions. John W. Cromwell began the family archives from which this book is drawn-letters and documents that provide an unprecedented view of how one black family thought, strived, and survived in American society from the seventeenth century to the twentieth. These papers reflect intimate thoughts about such topics as national and local leaders, moral behavior, color consciousness, and the challenges of everyday life in a racist society. They also convey a wealth of rich insights on the burdens that black parents' demands for achievement placed on their children, the frequently bitter rivalries within the intellectual class of the African American community, and the negative impact on African American women of sexism in a world dominated by black men whose own hold on respect was tentative at best. The voices gathered here give readers an inside look at the formation and networks of the African American elite, as John Cromwell forged friendships with such figures as journalist John E. Bruce and the Reverend Theophilus Gould Steward. Letters with those two faithfully depict the forces that shaped the worldview of the small but steadily expanding community of African American intellectuals who helped transform the nation's attitudes and policies on race, and whose unguarded comments on a wide range of matters will be of particular interest to social historians. Additional correspondence between John and his son, John Jr., brings the family story into modern times. Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories is a rare look at the public and private world of individuals who refused to be circumscribed by racism and the ghetto while pursuing their own well-being. Its narrative depth breaks new ground in African American history and offers a unique primary source for that community.
Download or read book Unveiled Voices Unvarnished Memories written by Adelaide M. Cromwell and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an industrious slave named Willis Hodges Cromwell earned the money to obtain liberty for his wife--who then bought freedom for him and for their children--he set in motion a family saga that resounds today. His youngest son, John Wesley Cromwell, became an educator, lawyer, and newspaper publisher--and one of the most influential men of letters in the generation that bridged Frederick Douglass and W. E. B. Du Bois. Now, in Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories, his granddaughter, Adelaide M. Cromwell, documents the journey of her family from the slave marts of Annapolis to achievements in a variety of learned professions. John W. Cromwell began the family archives from which this book is drawn--letters and documents that provide an unprecedented view of how one black family thought, strived, and survived in American society from the seventeenth century to the twentieth. These papers reflect intimate thoughts about such topics as national and local leaders, moral behavior, color consciousness, and the challenges of everyday life in a racist society. They also convey a wealth of rich insights on the burdens that black parents' demands for achievement placed on their children, the frequently bitter rivalries within the intellectual class of the African American community, and the negative impact on African American women of sexism in a world dominated by black men whose own hold on respect was tentative at best. The voices gathered here give readers an inside look at the formation and networks of the African American elite, as John Cromwell forged friendships with such figures as journalist John E. Bruce and the Reverend Theophilus Gould Steward. Letters with those two faithfully depict the forces that shaped the worldview of the small but steadily expanding community of African American intellectuals who helped transform the nation's attitudes and policies on race, and whose unguarded comments on a wide range of matters will be of particular interest to social historians. Additional correspondence between John and his son, John Jr., brings the family story into modern times. Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories is a rare look at the public and private world of individuals who refused to be circumscribed by racism and the ghetto while pursuing their own well-being. Its narrative depth breaks new ground in African American history and offers a unique primary source for that community.
Download or read book The House of Cromwell written by James Waylen and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cromwell Family Book written by Barbara Raue and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Cromwell Family is rich in history. When I was growing up, I was told that our family line had been traced back to a connection with Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England. When I began my research in the 1990s, I was able to get back as far as the late 1700s when the United Empire Loyalists came to Canada in 1783. I also did research from Oliver Cromwell backwards several generations through the Welsh connections. I was still missing the 150 years from Oliver and Richard Cromwell to Henry Cromwell in New Brunswick. In 2011, Bert and Mary Wood provided the connecting information, filling in the missing links to have a complete tree back to the 1100s. What a thrill that has been as I have continued to add information and background information. I am the 14th generation from Sir Philip Cromwell (1578-1630), the brother of Robert Cromwell who was the father of Oliver Cromwell who became Lord Protector of England. This begins the 150 year link that was missing from my research for many years. The Cromwell kindred got their name from the village of Cromwell which is about five miles north of Newark in Nottinghamshire. With my interest in royalty, I have included a chapter on the Sovereigns of Britain from William the Conqueror to the present Queen Elizabeth and interconnect them with the Cromwells living during their reigns. Walter Cromwell twice discharged the office of "Constable of Putney," in 1495 and 1496, a parochial office that was held in turn by the principal householders in a parish. Three children survived him - Katharine, born about 1477; Thomas, about 1485; and Elizabeth, about 1487. Katharine Cromwell married a man of Welsh extraction named Morgan Williams. From the issue of this marriage sprung in the fourth generation the Lord Protector of England, Oliver Cromwell. Katharine Cromwell and Morgan Williams had a son named Richard. He most likely joined the royal bodyguard of Welshmen and became proficient in the use of arms. At a grand tournament held by the King in 1539 he was successful in defeating a Mr. Culpeper and two of the bravest foreign champions who had been invited from the Continent to take part in the royal festivities. Henry VII was delighted with Cromwell's success in beating the two foreigners and gave him a ring from his own finger and made him his knight. Richard abandoned his father's surname "Williams" and assumed that of his mother's family "Cromwell," proclaiming his close kinship to the king's chief advisor and minister Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. In memory of the great tournament, Sir Richard Cromwell and his descendants adopted as their crest a lion rampant holding up a ring in his right paw. When monasteries, abbeys and priories were suppressed and their broad acres and immense wealth seized by King Henry and his minister Thomas Cromwell, his nephew Sir Richard and his heirs secured the possession of extensive estates and manors in the county of Huntingdon by royal favour. Three members of the family were knighted by three successive sovereigns - Richard by Henry VIII, Henry by Queen Elizabeth, and Oliver by James I. Discover the interconnections throughout history tying the family into historical events that helped shape the English world.
Download or read book Studies in Cromwell s Family Circle and Other Papers written by Robert William Ramsey and published by Kennikat Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notable Southern Families written by Zella Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Death of Oliver Cromwell written by H.F. McMains and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, rumors have circulated in England that Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell did not die of natural causes. Now, in a fascinating book that reads like a historical whodunit, we have a motive, a means, a murderer (complete with his own deathbed confession), and a supporting cast that includes John Milton and Andrew Marvell. Almost from the moment of Cromwell's death in 1658, writers and biographers have dismissed suspicions of foul play as little more than the result of a powerful person's unexpected demise. They have assumed that at age fifty-nine Cromwell was in generally poor health and that his government's collapse was inevitable. But his family was generally long-lived and, contrary to royalist wishes, his government was becoming established. As the crucial first step toward the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660, his death proved to be a turning point in British history. In a wide-ranging investigation that draws upon the fields of history, toxicology, medical forensics, and literature, H.F. McMains offers a fresh reading of evidence that has sat quietly in libraries and archives for more than two centuries. He examines the development of Cromwell's illness in 1658, analyzes his symptoms, and evaluates persons with motive, method, and opportunity to do him harm. The result is a reassessment of Cromwell's relationship with the English people and their government and a convincing investigation of his mysterious death.
Download or read book The House of Cromwell a Genealogical History of the Family and Descendants of the Protector written by James Waylen and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cromwells were one of England's most prominent and influential families during the 17th century. This book details the history of the family, focusing on the life and legacy of Oliver Cromwell, the famous statesman and military leader who played a key role in the English Civil War. James Waylen's meticulously researched book provides a fascinating insight into the political and social history of the time and sheds new light on the fascinating character of Oliver Cromwell. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A Few Anecdotes and Observations Relating to Oliver Cromwell and His Family written by Sir James Burrow and published by . This book was released on 1763 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Chenoweth Family Beginning 449 A D written by Cora Viola Hiatt and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Constructing Cromwell written by Laura Lunger Knoppers and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the complex and shifting popular print images of Oliver Cromwell.
Download or read book Cromwell written by Cromwell Family and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Show off your last name and family heritage with this Cromwell coat of arms and family crest shield notebook journal. Great birthday, diary, or family reunion gift for people who love ancestry, genealogy, and family trees.
Download or read book Thomas Cromwell written by Tracy Borman and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An exceptional and compelling biography about one of the Tudor Age’s most complex and controversial figures.” —Alison Weir Thomas Cromwell has long been reviled as a Machiavellian schemer who stopped at nothing in his quest for power. As King Henry VIII’s right-hand man, Cromwell was the architect of the English Reformation; secured Henry’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and plotted the downfall of his second wife, Anne Boleyn; and was fatally accused of trying to usurp the king himself. In this engrossing biography, acclaimed British historian Tracy Borman reveals a different side to one of history’s most notorious characters: that of a caring husband and father, a fiercely loyal servant and friend, and a revolutionary who was key in transforming medieval England into a modern state. Thomas Cromwell was at the heart of the most momentous events of his time—from funding the translation and dissemination of the first vernacular Bible to legitimizing Anne Boleyn as queen—and wielded immense power over both church and state. The impact of his seismic political, religious, and social reforms can still be felt today. Grounded in excellent primary source research, Thomas Cromwell gives an inside look at a monarchy that has captured the Western imagination for centuries and tells the story of a controversial and enigmatic man who forever changed the shape of his country. “An intelligent, sympathetic, and well researched biography.” —The Wall Street Journal “Borman unravels the story of Cromwell’s rise to power skillfully . . . If you want the inside story of Thomas Cromwell . . . this is the book for you.” —The Weekly Standard “An engrossing biography. . . . A fine rags-to-riches-to-executioner’s-block story of a major figure of the English Reformation.” —Kirkus Reviews “An insightful biography of a much-maligned historical figure.” —Booklist
Download or read book Lines of Descent of the Cromwell Family written by Jack H. Cromwell and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Two Protectors Oliver and Richard Cromwell written by Sir Richard Tangye and published by Port Washington, N.Y : Kennikat Press. This book was released on 1899 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated volume covers the lives of both Oliver Cromwell and of his son Richard, who came to power as Lord Protector of England upon the death of his father. The author provides 15 chapters on the Cromwell family in their political capacity.
Download or read book Memoirs of the Protector Oliver Cromwell written by Oliver Cromwell and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Private Life of Thomas Cromwell written by Caroline Angus and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new biography revealing the personal story of the powerful, doomed minister to Henry VIII. Thomas Cromwell was King Henry VIII’s most faithful servant, the only man the king ever openly regretted executing. But Cromwell came to royal prominence late in life, and had forty-five years of family, friends, and experiences behind him before catching Henry’s eye. Born a commoner at a time of significant change in England, Cromwell grew up in a happy, close-knit family before heading to Europe for dramatic adventures. Returning a decade later, he emerged with the skills of a lawyer and merchant, with the European language skills and connections to match. Marriage, children, friends, family, and manor homes all furnished Cromwell’s life, a man happy and settled in London. But more beckoned for the Italian-Englishman when a special friendship with Cardinal Thomas Wolsey grew, along with the attention of the king. This book delves into the life beyond the historic role in Reformation England—a life marked by tragic personal loss; by friendships that endured through changes in allegiance and even religion; and of aspirations for his son Gregory. Far from the seemingly dour, black-clad, serious man, Cromwell lavished those around him with gifts, parties, extravagant games, entertainments, animals, and outfits. But the glamour and beauty of Cromwell’s life would come to a sudden end, leaving a trail of devastated men and women, and an extraordinary manor home, Austin Friars, scattered to the wind. Using a wide variety of primary material, this exciting biography weaves a new narrative on the indefatigable Thomas Cromwell, illustrating him more vividly than we’ve known him before.
