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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Oliver-CromwellOliver Cromwell | Biography, Accomplishments, Religion, Death ...

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   Oct 11, 2024 · Oliver Cromwell (born April 25, 1599, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England—died September 3, 1658, London) was an English soldier and statesman, who led parliamentary forces in the English Civil Wars and was lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1653–58) during the republican Commonwealth. Robert Walker: portrait of Oliver ...

2. www.bbc.co.uk › history › britishBBC - History - British History in depth: Oliver Cromwell

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   Feb 17, 2011 · Oliver Cromwell played a leading role in bringing Charles I to trial and execution, and was a key figure during the civil war. ... instead, he escaped from army custody and launched a second civil ...

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4. britishcivilwars.ncl.ac.uk › key-people › fact-fileFact File: Oliver Cromwell | British Civil Wars

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   Role in the Civil War. Oliver Cromwell was a Puritan MP who went on to lead the Parliamentarian forces against King Charles I in the British Civil Wars. Despite having no military experience, Cromwell became known for his success in battle. He is also known for being in charge of the cavalry of the New Model Army. The creation of this army is ...

5. www.history.com › european-history › oliver-cromwellOliver Cromwell ‑ Definition, Facts & Head - HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Oliver Cromwell was an English soldier and statesman. The Puritan organized armed forces in the English Civil Wars and twice served as Lord Protector.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › topicsWho was Oliver Cromwell? - The English Civil Wars - KS3 ... - BBC

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   Play a History Detectives mission exploring Oliver Cromwell's role after the Wars. ... Following Charles’ arrest at the end of the first Civil War in 1647, there were some in Parliament who ...

7. www.cromwellmuseum.org › cromwell › civil-warCivil War | Cromwell

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   Civil War. Oliver Cromwell came to prominence against the background – indeed because of – a series of bloody Civil Wars across the British Isles during the 1640's. These have been traditionally known as the English Civil War, although historians now see them as a series of linked conflicts between 1639 and 1651.

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   Why did Oliver Cromwell become famous?

   • Oliver Cromwell came to prominence against the background – indeed because of – a series of bloody Civil Wars across the British Isles during the 1640's. These have been traditionally known as the English Civil War, although historians now see them as a series of linked conflicts between 1639 and 1651.

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   What role did Oliver Cromwell play in the Civil War?

   • Oliver Cromwell played a leading role in bringing Charles I to trial and execution, and was a key figure during the civil war. Why does he remain one of the country's most controversial public figures?

   BBC - History - British History in depth: Oliver Cromwell

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   Was Oliver Cromwell a member of Parliament?

   • Oliver Cromwell was a Member of Parliament. He had been a leader of the Parliamentarian army who, by 1648, had defeated Charles I’s Royalist close RoyalistA person who supported King Charles I during the English Civil Wars. army in the Civil Wars close civil warA war fought between two or more armies from the same country..

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   What did Oliver Cromwell do after he died?

   • Following the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil Wars, and later his trial and execution, Oliver Cromwell became ‘Lord Protector’ in 1653. Cromwell was a Puritan, a strict Protestant, and made significant changes based on his beliefs. Following Cromwell’s death, there was a growth in support for a return to monarchy.

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   How did Cromwell contribute to the English Civil War?

   • This was known as the English Civil War, and it was during this time that Cromwell’s career as a military leader was born. Cromwell and others leading the Parliament side also differed significantly from Charles I in their religious views, which helped fuel the conflict.

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   When did Cromwell become a military leader?

   • In 1642, an armed conflict began between troops loyal to Parliament — the New Model Army — against those allied with the monarchy. This was known as the English Civil War, and it was during this time that Cromwell’s career as a military leader was born.

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9. www.nam.ac.uk › explore › oliver-cromwell-lord-protectorOliver Cromwell: Lord Protector - National Army Museum

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   Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) came from an impoverished East Anglian gentry family. He was a small landowner and Member of Parliament (1628-29 and 1640-42). Remarkably, he was over 40 years old when he began his military career. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, he served as captain of a troop of horse which he raised for Parliament.