History of England by Oliver Cromwell, then scored decisive victories against Royalist armies in Ireland and Scotland. Cromwell was given the title Lord Protector in 1653, making him 'king in all but name' to his critics. After he died in 1658, his son Richard Cromwell succeeded him in the office but he was forced to abdicate within a year. For a while it seemed as if a new civil war would begin as the New Model Army split into factions. Troops stationed in Scotland under the command of George Monck eventually marched on London to restore order. The monarchy was restored in 1660,
Walter Byset, Lord of Aboyne Walter Byset, Lord of Aboyne Walter Byset, Lord of Aboyne (died 1251) was a Scoto-Norman nobleman. Born in Scotland. Walter married in 1233, Ada de Galloway, daughter of Roland fitz Uhtred. She was the sister of Alan of Galloway. Walter fled to Ireland and then to England with his nephew John Byset after they had been accused of involvement in the murder of Padraig, Earl of Atholl (his cousin in-law) and two companions at their lodgings after a tournament at Haddington in 1242. Patrick II Earl of March, exhorted by David de Hastings, pursued Walter who sought protection from King