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Jun 22, 2024 · Charles Fleetwood (c. 1618 – 4 October 1692) was an English lawyer from Northamptonshire, who served with the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
2 days ago · Fleetwood remained in control at Drury Lane for nearly eleven years, with Charles Macklin, the actor, as stage manager for much of this period. By 1743, however, he was in financial difficulties, salaries were in arrears, and there was a short-lived secession of the principal actors, led by David Garrick, now the rising star at Drury Lane.
Jun 28, 2024 · By 1739 the plot marked D on fig. 1 was in the tenure of Charles Fleetwood, who was then in control of the theatre. This was then known as the Sparrow's Nest (probably because a John Sparrow had occupied it in the 1670's), and was used for a wardrobe.
1 day ago · A leading advocate of the execution of Charles I in January 1649, which led to the establishment of The Protectorate, he ruled as Lord Protector from December 1653 until his death in September 1658. Cromwell remains a controversial figure due to his use of the army to acquire political power, and the brutality of his 1649 campaign in Ireland. [2]
Jun 27, 2024 · Thus when Parliament reassembled in the following January it did so, for the first time since 1649, in two Houses. The new Upper House nominated by the Protector included one of the Wiltshire members, Charles Fleetwood: a second, Alexander Popham, declined to take his seat.
Jun 19, 2024 · Sir William Fleetwood, unlike his younger brother, took the side of the king in the Civil War. He died in 1674 and was succeeded by Charles, who was still holding in 1694. His eldest son Smith Fleetwood succeeded him, and was party to a suit concerning the advowson of Bolnhurst Church in 1710.
Jun 22, 2024 · Charles Fleetwood, though a staunch supporter of the protectorate, he regarded as too deeply involved with the Anabaptist party to be safely continued in Ireland, and advised his recall to England after a time, and the appointment of Desborough to act as his deputy.
