At the Opening of Parliament Under the Protectorate

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English - November 07, 2018 23:55 - 35 minutes - 34.2 MB
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At the Opening of Parliament Under the Protectorate
by Oliver Cromwell

Read by Gloria Keawe

Although he is characteristically portrayed as a dour Puritan, Oliver Cromwell certainly had a colorful turn of speech. Here is his amazingly rhapsodic speech presented at the opening of parliament in 1654.

This recording was first published by Librivox on 23rd April, 2018.