The complete online text of Oliver Cromwell by John Drinkwater.

Although best known for his work in the theater, John Drinkwater would probably have defined himself as a poet. He was also active in the field of biography, and in fact his most successful play, Abraham Lincoln (1918), was the first of his historical pr...

In his own mind John Drinkwater was foremost a poet, but it was through his work as dramatist, playwright, biographer, essayist, critic, editor, and lecturer that Drinkwater gained readers for his poetry. The uneducated John Drinkwater was welcomed into...

Hoping to revitalize poetic drama on the English stage, John Drinkwater began his playwriting career in 1911 by writing verse plays for Barry Jackson's amateur theater group, the Pilgrim Players, in Birmingham. These works were favorably received by the...

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Oliver Cromwell was a capable ruler of England, although he did not achieve many of his goals. He was a natural military leader, perceptive in his judgments of others' character, and brilliant in challenging established authority. Cromwell did not reach a constitutional settlement with...

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