Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell(1599-1658)
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 until his death, acting simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republic.
Cromwell was born into the middle gentry and became an Independent Puritan after undergoing a religious conversion in the 1630s.; he fervently believed that God was guiding his victories.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in 1628 and entered the English Civil Wars on the side of the Parliamentarians, being quickly promoted to one of the principal commanders of the New Model Army. He played an important role under General Sir Thomas Fairfax in the defeat of the Royalist ("Cavalier") forces.
Cromwell was one of the signatories of King Charles I's death warrant in 1649, and he dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England as a member of the Rump Parliament (1649–1653).
On 20 April 1653, he dismissed the Rump Parliament by force, before being invited by his fellow leaders to rule as Lord Protector from 16 December 1653. He died from natural causes in 1658 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. The Royalists returned to power along with King Charles II in 1660.
Cromwell was born into the middle gentry and became an Independent Puritan after undergoing a religious conversion in the 1630s.; he fervently believed that God was guiding his victories.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in 1628 and entered the English Civil Wars on the side of the Parliamentarians, being quickly promoted to one of the principal commanders of the New Model Army. He played an important role under General Sir Thomas Fairfax in the defeat of the Royalist ("Cavalier") forces.
Cromwell was one of the signatories of King Charles I's death warrant in 1649, and he dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England as a member of the Rump Parliament (1649–1653).
On 20 April 1653, he dismissed the Rump Parliament by force, before being invited by his fellow leaders to rule as Lord Protector from 16 December 1653. He died from natural causes in 1658 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. The Royalists returned to power along with King Charles II in 1660.
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