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Hace 3 días · 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.
- What was Oliver Cromwell’s family like?The son of Robert Cromwell—a member of one of Queen Elizabeth I’s parliaments, a landlord, and a justice of the peace—Oliver Cromwell also was desc...
- What were Oliver Cromwell’s beliefs?In religious matters, Oliver Cromwell, a Puritan, believed that individual Christians could establish direct contact with God through prayer and th...
- What did Oliver Cromwell accomplish?As one of the generals on the parliamentary side in the English Civil Wars (1642–51) against Charles I, Oliver Cromwell helped overthrow the Stuart...
- How did Oliver Cromwell influence others?Oliver Cromwell’s victories at home and abroad helped to enlarge and sustain a Puritan attitude of mind in Great Britain and North America that lon...
Hace 3 días · Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army ...
- Soldier and statesman
- Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
- pre-1642 (militia service), 1642–1651 (civil war)
- Robert Cromwell (father), Elizabeth Steward (mother)
Hace 1 día · Abril 25 de 2024. Foto: BITE. Richard Baxter, el famoso ministro y teólogo puritano, reflexionó sobre Oliver Cromwell, a quien conoció y acompañó en muchos momentos de su vida: “Nunca un hombre fue más ensalzado, y nunca un hombre fue más denunciado y vilipendiado que él”. Sus declaraciones son bastante confiables, ya que el propio ...
Hace 5 días · John Morrill, ‘The making of Oliver Cromwell’ in Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution, ed. John Morrill (London, 1990), pp. 19–48; Andrew Barclay, Electing Cromwell: The Making of a Politician (London, 2011); Simon Healy, ‘1636: the unmaking of Oliver Cromwell’, in Oliver Cromwell: New Perspectives, ed. Patrick Little (Basingstoke, 2009), pp. 20–37; David Farr, ‘Oliver ...
Hace 1 día · Oliver Cromwell, a figure whose name evokes a rich tapestry of controversy, brilliance, and authoritarianism, remains one of the most enigmatic leaders in British history. Born into the quietude of Huntingdon on April 25, 1599, Cromwell's early life hinted little of the monumental influence he would one day wield over the British Isles.
Hace 1 día · Oliver Cromwell was born on 25 April 1599, 425 years ago today. Cromwell is a very controversial, yet hugely significant figure. He lived during one of...
Hace 3 días · How a meeting in Saffron Walden led to the birth of English democracy.
