hit me with some info on oliver cromwell?

Answer 1

English soldier and statesman who helped make England a republic and then ruled as lord protector from 1653 to 1658.

Oliver Cromwell was born on 25 April 1599 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire into a family of minor gentry and studied at Cambridge University. He became MP for Huntingdon in the parliament of 1628 - 1629. In the 1630s Cromwell experienced a religious crisis and became convinced that he would be guided to carry out God's purpose. He began to make his name as a radical Puritan when, in 1640, he was elected to represent Cambridge, first in the Short Parliament and then in the Long Parliament.

Civil war broke out between King Charles I and parliament in 1642. Although Cromwell lacked military experience, he created and led a superb force of cavalry, the 'Ironsides', and rose from the rank of captain to that of lieutenant-general in three years. He convinced parliament to establish a professional army - the New Model Army - which won the decisive victory over the king's forces at Naseby (1645). The king's alliance with the Scots and his subsequent defeat in the Second Civil War convinced Cromwell that the king must be brought to justice. He was a prime mover in the trial and execution of Charles I in 1649 and subsequently sought to win conservative support for the new republic by suppressing radial elements in the army. Cromwell became army commander and lord lieutenant of Ireland, where he crushed resistance with the massacres of the garrisons at Drogheda and Wexford (1649).

Cromwell then defeated the supporters of the king's son Charles II at Dunbar (1650) and Worcester (1651), effectively ending the civil war. In 1653, frustrated with lack of progress, he dissolved the rump of the Long Parliament and, after the failure of his Puritan convention (popularly known as Barebones Parliament) made himself lord protector. In 1657 he refused the offer of the crown. At home Lord Protector Cromwell reorganised the national church, established Puritanism, readmitted Jews into Britain and presided over a certain degree of religious tolerance. Abroad, he ended the war with Portugal (1653) and Holland (1654) and allied with France against Spain, defeating the Spanish at the Battle of the Dunes (1658). Cromwell died on 3 September 1658 in London. After the Restoration his body was dug up and hanged.

Cromwell's son Richard was named as his successor and was lord protector of England from September 1658 to May 1659. He could not reconcile various political, military and religious factions and soon lost the support of the army on which his power depended. He was forced to abdicate and after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 he fled to Paris. He returned to England in 1680 and lived quietly under an assumed name until his death in 1712.

Answer 2

Ever wonder why so few movies, films have been made about this man?

Of all the English "greats" this man has never been the topic of but a few, and very bad, films?

Why? Does one ask?

The long hair of young people in the sixties represented their opposition to established authority ... the Puritans led by Oliver Cromwell, wore short hair

Oliver Cromwell died of malaria: in England? Not in India, Malay, or some tropical African hellhole but England? Certainly someone cursed him?

1657 Cromwell was offered the Crown but refused it! Why?
Some say: Oliver kept up the negotiation with Parliament as long as he could, but in the end he refused the crown offered to him rather than alienate the army. I suggest he was afraid of "fashion" proper manners, dress and such.

Quaker persecution: why?


Hollywood has a criteria for films: Cromwell, well does not make even the "B" level of cinema.

King Charles: A democracy, Mr. Cromwell, was a Greek drollery based on the foolish notion that there are extraordinary possibilities in very ordinary people.

Ollie Cromwell was an ugly bloke who managed to develop a civil war that was "uncivil".

Answer 3

Most of the historical answers are basically correct but to add a few details. The time between Charles I being beheaded and Cromwell rule ending with his son who was widely held to be incompetent was called the interegnum and it lasted 11 years. Cromwell was supposed to get rid of the KIng and have a fairer, more democratic way of ruling. However he turned out to be a complete dictator and after 11 years of puritanical rule (during which many people fled to the new world of America due to his persecution) the people of England decided they would rather have a King back. There have been many revolutions in Europe where the monarcy have been disbanded but England chose to have them back. By the way this was the beginning of the real problems in Northern Ireland that we are still dealing with today as William of Orange was brought over from Holland by the parliament as they did not want King James of Scotland to rule because he was a catholic.

Answer 4

Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector of Britain from 1653 to 1658. He was a Puritan. Cromwell put King Charles on trial for bringing a war on his people, and had him beheaded in 1649.After the collapse of parliamentary government, Cromwell declared that Britain was to be a republic.

Answer 5

Let me tell you briefly the story of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists:

James I had made it his policy to harass non-conformists, especially the Puritans and Separatists, out of England. He also tried to expand episcopacy into Scotland. These actions served to produce a great deal of resentment against the crown, a resentment which his son, Charles I inherited when he ascended the throne of England in 1625. King Charles I, who lacked the ability and diplomacy of his father, made matters worse when he allowed Archbishop Laud to force episcopacy onto the Church of Scotland. The Scots’ reaction was immediate and violent. The crisis was such that Charles I was forced to call Parliament into session. But the Puritans now dominated the English Parliament. They insisted on political and ecclesiastical reforms before they would hear the kings’ demands. Charles responded by dissolving the body. Meanwhile, the Scots had invaded England, and Charles did not have the funds to quell the rebellion. He was again forced to call Parliament in order to raise money. When the king tried to arrest some of its members, civil war broke out between the king and Parliament.

The English Parliament was fortunate to have had a military genius among its members at this time, in the person of Oliver Cromwell. This Puritan gentleman-farmer is one of the most interesting figures in history. Cromwell trained an army composed entirely of “men of religion,” who marched into battle singing psalms. This army of “Roundheads” (so-called because of their very short haircuts) proved undefeatable in the field.

The civil war ended with Cromwell’s decisive victory at Naseby in 1648. The following year, King Charles I was executed, and from then on until 1658, England functioned as a Republic with Cromwell as Lord Protector.

Answer 6

Lived 1599-1658, born into the middle gentry of Cambridgeshire MP for Huntingdon from 1640. religious theory - self sufficient Puritan just about emigrated to u.s. interior the 1630s Joined the army of Parliament as a colonel in 1642; given the rank of lieutenant wide-unfold of horse interior the army of the jap association. formed and experienced the 'ironsides' regiment of cavalry admired place interior the conflict of Marston Moor (1644). Commanded the left wing of Parliament's cavalry. Spoke in favour of, and voted for, the Self Denying Ordinance Appointed lieutenant wide-unfold of horse interior the hot sort military (April 1645) admired place interior the conflict of Naseby (1645), returned commanding the cavalry on the left wing. Led the hot sort military to victory on the conflict of Preston (1648) compelled the Rump Parliament into the trial and execution of Charles I (1649) Conquered eire and Scotland (1649-1651) on the pinnacle of the hot sort military.Defeated Charles II at Worcester (1651) hence securing the area from a royalist insurrection. 1653 dissolved Parliament at gunpoint (satisfaction's Purge). Then governed as Lord Protector (in result protection rigidity dictator) till his dying in 1658

Answer 7

Dead. Won the world darts final in 1975.

Answer 8

He was an absolute gobsite is it any wionder his head was on display in dublin just deserts i would think

Answer 9

His most famous saying was "pay attention in class and stop wasting your life playing on your pc"

Answer 10

He banned Christmas.