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Military and political leader of Oliver Cromwell. During 1643 Cromwell acquired a reputation both as a military organizer and a fighting man. From the very beginning he had insisted that the men who served on the parliamentarian side should be carefully chosen and properly trained, and he made it a point to find loyal and well-behaved men regardless of their religious beliefs or social status.
Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon, a small town near Cambridge, on 25 April 1599 to Robert Cromwell and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Steward. Although not a direct descendent of Henry VIII ’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell (who was famously promoted to the earldom of Essex but later executed in 1540 when he fell from the King ...
3 de ene. de 2023 · Here are 10 facts about the England’s first Lord Protector. 1. He was distantly related to Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s chief minister. Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon to a family in the landed gentry. His great-great-grandmother, Katherine, was Thomas Cromwell ‘s older sister, and her sons chose to take her name, Cromwell, rather ...
2 de feb. de 2022 · Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) foi um exímio comandante de cavalaria, depois chefe do Exército do Novo Tipo ‘New Model Army ‘ do Parlamento e, mais tarde, Lorde Protetor da Inglaterra, Escócia e Irlanda. Este último título foi concedido a Cromwell por toda a vida após a conclusão sangrenta das Guerras Civis Inglesas (1642-1651) e a ...
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.
22 de abr. de 2020 · Who was Oliver Cromwell? explores the parliamentary career of Oliver Cromwell: the highlights, the controversies and the posthumous legacy of this divisive f...
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Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was an accomplished cavalry commander, then head of Parliament's New Model Army, and finally Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The latter title was awarded to Cromwell for life after the bloody conclusion of the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) and the execution of King Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649).
