Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell is best known for being Lord Protector and helping to make England a republic
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell is best known for being Lord Protector and helping to make England a republic
Oliver Cromwell key information video!
Key facts
• Oliver Cromwell was born on the 25th April 1599 and he died on the
3rd September 1658
• Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader
• He became a member of parliament for Huntingdon in the
Parliament of 1628-1629
• Civil War broke out between Charles I and Parliament in 1642
• Oliver Cromwell helped to overthrow King Charles II
• Although Cromwell did not have a lot of military experience – he
created and led a superb force of cavalry, “the Ironsides”
• He convinced parliament to establish a professional army – “The
New Model Army” in 1645
• He allowed Jewish people to stay in England for the first time in
almost 400 years
• In 1647, he banned Christmas and other religious holidays
• He died in 1658 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, London
• A collection of his books, paintings and medals are on display in
the Museum of London
Key facts – continued!
• “Cromwell Museum” in the Huntingdon school, which he attended,
includes his gunpowder flask, some of his medical equipment and a hat
that he wore
• Statues of Oliver Cromwell can be found in London and Manchester