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Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader, referenced in historical analogies.

minor

Also known as Cromwell

First appearance: heretics

Oliver Cromwell shows up with force in XIII: Celts and Celtophiles. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in the context of his soldiers going to Ireland and becoming Irish, illustrating Ireland's power to absorb races.
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