Pepys had been a strong supporter of Cromwell , but he converted to the Royalist cause upon the Protector 's death .
Oliver Cromwell had died just a few years before , creating a period of civil unrest and a large power vacuum to be filled .
Pepys had been a strong supporter of Oliver Cromwell , but he converted to the Royalist cause upon the Protector 's death .
Oliver Cromwell had died just a few years before , creating a period of civil unrest and a large power vacuum to be filled .