The HEPTARCHY (A.D. 418 to the Union of the States under Egbert,

• A critical analysis of the leading events of British history, subdivided
into sections, is given at the commencement of each book or chapter.

"Contemporary Sovereigns" are uniformly given at the commencement
and the "Landmarks of Chronology" at the end of each reign.

III. 1653-1658. CROMWELL (the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth) 587