The Characters Are
Mrs. Cromwell, Oliver’s mother
Elizabeth Cromwell, his wife
Bridget Cromwell, his daughter
John Hampden
Henry Ireton
Oliver Cromwell
Seth Tanner
two agents to the earl of
Bedf...
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Hoping to revitalize poetic drama on the English stage, John Drinkwater began his playwriting career in 1911 by writing verse plays for Barry Jackson's amateur theater group, the Pilgrim Players, in B...
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In his own mind John Drinkwater was foremost a poet, but it was through his work as dramatist, playwright, biographer, essayist, critic, editor, and lecturer that Drinkwater gained readers for his poe...
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Although best known for his work in the theater, John Drinkwater would probably have defined himself as a poet. He was also active in the field of biography, and in fact his most successful play, Abra...
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Oliver Cromwell
John Drinkwater