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From the analysis of social networks in the 1641 manuscript documents to the prediction of the factions and protagonists of the English Civil War.

[Edited by Antonello Mori] The ontologically schematic nature of the avvisi produced by Amerigo Salvetti lends itself well to the numerous opportunities offered by digital humanities tools. In this case, the documentary corpus of 1641 was examined in order to carry out a social network…

Information or Propaganda? Pamphlet News Regarding Cromwell’s West Indies Expedition, 1655

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Listen to a podcast by Dr. Elisabetta Cecconi (University of Florence) concerning the propaganda surrounding Cromwell's West Indies expedition! Find out how news was managed by the Protectorate, especially in regard to the unsuccessful attempts to break Spanish colonial control at Hispaniola and Jamaica!…

The two faces of a battle: the precarious nature of the news around the Edge Hill battle (1642)

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[Edited by Antonello Mori] The so-called First English Civil War saw its early stages with a lack of proper battles resulting in brief skirmishes and continuous mediation meetings between Parliament and King. The situation changed in October 1642, when in Warwichshire, in the West Midlands…

The Complicated Relationship between Cromwell and Parliament in Amerigo Salvetti’s 1654 Avvisi

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[Edited by Davide Limatola] 1654 in England represented a turning point in internal politics and, as a consequence, in diplomatic relationships with other continental European States. On the 16th December 1653, Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Republican Parliament and takes the title Lord Protector, a title…

The conquest of Jamaica

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[Edited by Miriam Campopiano] Jamaica became an English colony in 1655. As a matter of fact the island was not the main goal of the expedition that eventually took possession of it. When the English troops sailed in December 1654, their aim was to conquer…

The race of the commanders

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[Edited by Miriam Campopiano] Once he reached the peak of power and took control of the English government as Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell focused on planning an English expansion in the Caribbean Sea. The plan, known as Western Design, was to end the Spanish supremacy…

The failed conquest of Hispaniola

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[Edited by Miriam Campopiano] Cromwell’s government was the first one in English history to plan a large-scale invasion in the Americas[1]. Cromwell had a specific plan in mind: to conquer the Spanish territories in the West Indies, and this plan is known as the Western…

The Year of faith: The plight of English Catholics in Amerigo Salvetti’s Avvisi (1641)

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[Edited by Antonello Mori] At the beginning of 1641 the Catholic minority in the English kingdom saw a crescendo of violence and discrimination not experienced since the time of Elizabeth I Tudor[1]. Past tensions and present problems were converging in a moment of severe political…