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Oliver Cromwell, English statesman, farmer and soldier[1]
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1599 - 1658 (59 years)-
Name Oliver Cromwell [1] Suffix English statesman, farmer and soldier Birth 25 Apr 1599 [1] Gender Male Name 16 Dec 1653 (54 years) Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; In office 16 December 1653 – 3 September 1658 Preceded by Council of State Succeeded by Richard Cromwell Name 16 Dec 1653 (54 years) Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland; In office 16 December 1653 – 3 September 1658 Preceded by Council of State Succeeded by Richard Cromwell Death 3 Sep 1658 [1] Occupation Aug 1642 (43 years) - English Civil War 1642 to 1651, England 
- joined the Parliamentarian army when the First English Civil War began in August 1642 and quickly demonstrated his military prowess1645 (45 years) - In 1645, he was appointed commander of the New Model Army cavalry under Thomas Fairfax, and he played a key role in winning the English Civil War. 1649 (49 years) - controversial figure due to his use of military force to acquire and retain political power, his role in the execution of Charles I, and the brutality of his 1649 conquest of Ireland 29 Feb 1640-20 Apr 1653 (53 years) - Member of Parliament for Cambridge In office 29 February 1640 – 20 April 1653 Person ID I15667 AHP Last Modified 13 Mar 2026
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Photos Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658); painting; based on a work of 1656
Title Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)
After Samuel Cooper (1609–1672) wikidata:Q1382316
Object type painting
Date based on a work of 1656
National Portrait Gallery wikidata:Q238587
Accession number
NPG 514
Histories 
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Sources - [S37] Wikipedia.
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, farmer and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army and later as a politician. A leading advocate of the execution of Charles I in January 1649, which led to the establishment of the Commonwealth of England, Cromwell ruled as Lord Protector from December 1653 until his death.
Although elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon in 1628, much of Cromwell's life prior to 1640 was marked by financial and personal failure. He briefly contemplated emigration to New England but became a religious Independent in the 1630s and thereafter believed his successes were the result of divine providence. In 1640, he was served as MP for Cambridge in the Short and Long Parliaments. He joined the Parliamentarian army when the First English Civil War began in August 1642 and quickly demonstrated his military prowess. In 1645, he was appointed commander of the New Model Army cavalry under Thomas Fairfax, and he played a key role in winning the English Civil War.
The death of Charles I and exile of his son Charles II, followed by military victories in Ireland and in Scotland, firmly established the Commonwealth and Cromwell's dominance of the new regime. In December 1653, he was named Lord Protector,[a] a position he retained for the remaining five years of his life. After his death in 1658, he was succeeded by his son Richard, whose weakness led to a power vacuum. This culminated in the 1660 Stuart Restoration, after which Cromwell's body was removed from Westminster Abbey and re-hanged at Tyburn on 30 January 1661. His head was cut off and displayed on the roof of Westminster Hall. It remained there until at least 1684.
Cromwell's historical reputation is continually debated. He is a controversial figure due to his use of military force to acquire and retain political power, his role in the execution of Charles I, and the brutality of his 1649 conquest of Ireland.[2] Winston Churchill described Cromwell as a military dictator,[3] while others view him a hero of liberty.[4]
First proposed in 1856, his statue outside the Houses of Parliament was not erected until 1895, with most of the funds privately supplied by Prime Minister Archibald Primrose.[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell
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