8-5OliverCromwell

//Answer Prepared by Janel L.-// // Oliver Cromwell had a unique place in English history. Oliver Cromwell was born to Robert and Elizabeth Cromwell in Huntingdon on April 25 th, 1599. He died in 1658. He was so powerful some considered him more powerful than the monarchy. He was often hated by royalists because they believe he overtook their jobs. He grew up with a humble yet wealthy, Puritan background. A Puritan is a person who believes a single, coordinated set of authorities should govern life in society. When he was younger he wanted to have a country that was ruled fairly for the people and still believed that dream when he was older. He attended Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge. His father’s death forced him to drop out and not receive a degree. He was considered to be a man full of many skills. He ruled the United Kingdom 1653 through 1658. He became a politician, as a member of the Parliament in Cambridge in 1628. He dismissed the Parliament in 1653 because it failed to adopt major reforms. He was a very strong military leader of the Parliament Army. According to “World Book”, he had an iron will and he was a military genius, few leaders have inspired more love and respect or more fear and hatred. When it was his time to take charge in ruling the people or helping them solve problems he often used moral or religious values to solve situations. Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans were against Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Not only did they not like the theatre but the thespians and audiences of the theatre as well. They also felt that the theatre attracted crime. In 1642 the Puritans forced an ordinance, surprising all stage plays performed at the theatre. An ordinance is a French government or another form of regulation. The Puritans ruled by Oliver Cromwell led in the conflict with the Royalists ruled by King Charles. It resulted into an English Civil war. The Puritans over- powered which soon resulted in the Globe Theatre being demolished in 1644.

During the time that Cromwell helped the English people, he Cromwell earned the nickname “Ironsides” during the time that he helped in the war. Oliver Cromwell received titles from the people that thought that they were truly meant for him and that he earned them. They were titles such as “Lord General of the Army” and “Lord Protector of the Realm”. After Cromwell’s death, the Commonwealth or the people that he led made clumsy attempts to regain themselves. They didn’t know what they should do to make the government succeed the way Cromwell did. The monarchy was restored about two years later, replacing Cromwell with King Charles II. His body was moved many times before this recent recovery. This goes to show that he is a person so honored and highly praised by the people even though he had killed many people his harsh ways of ruling. // Try this video for more information: []

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World Book//. 2007 ed.. 2006. Print. (1151)www.bbc.co.uk/. 1 May 2001. [] Hirish, Richard F. "Cromwell, Oliver."//World Book//. 2007 ed.. 2006. Print. (1151)

"Who was Oliver Cromwell?" __The British Library__. .