John Milton 120 (_From the drawing in crayon by Faithorne at Bayfordbury._) The Death Warrant of King Charles I.—Signed by Oliver Cromwell and other members of the court 128 (_From the original in the library in the House of Lords._) Pride’s Purge 136 Interior of Westminster Hall. Where Parliament sat and where King Charles I. was tried and sentenced 140 Magdalen Tower, Drogheda 154 St. Lawrence’s Gate, Drogheda 158 Cromwell Leading the Assault on Drogheda 164 The Battle-field of Dunbar 172 Seal of the Protectorate 178 (_From an impression in wax in the British Museum._) Admiral Robert Blake 184 (_From the portrait at Wadham College, Oxford._) Cromwell Dissolving the Long Parliament 186 Oliver Cromwell 190 (_From the painting at Althorp by Robert Walker._) The Clock Tower, Hampton Court 200 The Great Hall, Hampton Court—In this room the state dinners were given under the Protectorate 206 The Second Installation of Cromwell as Protector, in Westminster Hall, June 26, 1657 210