#OnThisDay 26 November 1651 Henry Ireton died of plague after capturing Limerick. He came from Nottinghamshire, married Cromwell's eldest daughter Bridget, was a key opponent to the Levellers at the Putney Debates and an advocate Charles I to be put on trial. #17thcentury #OTD

WEWEWEDENME - what? Fancy a story of a wonderfish with 2 human legs, a sword, 2 pikes, and a godly warning on the fish skin? Welcome to #earlymodern Europe's world of publishing: this fish story hit the news in 1616 with an unusual warning code: WEWEWEDENME.

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