Oliver Cromwell: A Profile of the Lord Protector — The Short Road to War

“ Parliament was summoned in April 1640, where Cromwell made his second appearance as the member for the borough of Cambridge…”

Cromwell Preparing for War. Image: Britannica

John Buchan enjoyed his school years. Not only was the work more than equal to his abilities, but he asked pertinent questions of his teachers who, knowing they had a pupil of a much higher ability than they were…