Supported the Parliamentary cause and sat in the House of Commons 1640-52. Buried Westminster Abbey.
When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver Cromwell and his supporters, including Salwey, and their reburial in an unmarked pit in St Margaret's churchyard, Westminster.
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Humphrey Salwey
When Charles II was restored to the throne he issued Royal Warrant, dated 9 S...
Born Dublin to a wealthy Anglo-Irish family. Opposed to war with America and during his 7 months as Prime Minister he granted independence to the American Colonies. George III called him "the Jesui...
There are four surviving original copies of Magna Carta - two in the British Library, one at Lincoln Cathedral and one at Salisbury Cathedral. The British Library is the place to go to learn about...
American businessman, car dealer and USA Ambassador, 2005 - 2009.
Protestant reformer, political philosopher, and activist. Co-founder of the True Levellers. Born Wigan. 1630 came to London, became an apprentice and, 1638, a freeman of the Merchant Taylors' Compa...