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Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader (1599-1658) · United Kingdom · Politicians · Died at 59

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He signed a king's death warrant, ruled England without a crown, then was dug up and hanged two years after his own death. Cromwell's name still divides: military dictator or defender of Parliament, depending who's telling it.

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1658Died3 September 16581648“We declared our intentions to preserve monarchy, and they still are so, unless necessity enforce an alteration.”In their wordsJanuary 1648Speech in the Commons during the debate which preceded the "Vote of No Addresses" (January 1648) as recorded in the diary of John Boys of

1646“This is our comfort, God is in heaven, and He doth what pleaseth Him; His, and only His counsel shall stand, whatsoever the designs of men, and the fury of the people be.”In their words21 December 1646Letter to Sir Thomas Fairfax (21 December 1646)

1644“God made them as stubble to our swords.”In their words5 July 1644Letter to Colonel Valentine Walton (5 July 1644), following the Battle of Marston Moor.

“Truly England and the church of God hath had a great favour from the Lord, in this great victory given us.”In their words5 July 1644Letter to Colonel Valentine Walton (5 July 1644)

1643“I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that you call a Gentleman and is nothing else.”In their wordsSeptember 1643Letter to Sir William Spring (September 1643)

“The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions; if they be willing faithfully to serve it - that satisfies.”In their words10 March 1643Letter to Lawrence Crawford (10 March 1643)

1599Born25 April 1599

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  1. We declared our intentions to preserve monarchy, and they still are so, unless necessity enforce an alteration.

    Jan 1648, Speech in the Commons during the debate which preceded the "Vote of No Addresses" (January 1648) as recorded in the diary of John Boys of, Own words

  2. This is our comfort, God is in heaven, and He doth what pleaseth Him; His, and only His counsel shall stand, whatsoever the designs of men, and the fury of the people be.

    Dec 21, 1646, Letter to Sir Thomas Fairfax (21 December 1646), Own words

  3. It's a blessed thing to die daily. For what is there in this world to be accounted of! The best men according to the flesh, and things, are lighter than vanity.

    Mar 7, 1646, Letter to Sir Thomas Fairfax (7 March 1646), Own words

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Oliver Cromwell was an English farmer and MP whose life before 1640 was marked by failure - he nearly emigrated to New England. When civil war broke out in 1642, he discovered a talent for command. By 1645 he led the cavalry that broke the Royalists, and in January 1649 he was among those who sent Charles I to the scaffold. Military victories in Ireland and Scotland secured the Commonwealth, and in December 1653 Cromwell became Lord Protector, a role he held until his death in 1658. His son Richard couldn't hold the regime together. Two years later the monarchy returned, and Cromwell's corpse was exhumed from Westminster Abbey, hanged at Tyburn, beheaded, and his head spiked on Westminster Hall for decades.

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United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1599 to 1658 · aged 59

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