25 April 1599 A.D. HUNTINGTON, ENG: Oliver Cromwell Born
25 April 1599 A.D. HUNTINGTON, ENG: Oliver
Cromwell Born
Oliver
Cromwell (1599 to 1658)
Puritan
Puritan Lord
Protector.
Oliver
Cromwell was born at Huntingdon, England. He underwent a conversion experience
at age 28, becoming a Puritan. Between 1642 and 1660 England experienced civil
war and religious strife. Cromwell distinguished himself as a commander in the
eastern part of England at the onset of the war and played a prominent part in
Parliamentarian victories in 1644 and 1645. He became the most notable military
leader in the English civil war and "Lord Protector" of England from
1653 to his death. Cromwell disliked both the rigid "Presbyterianism"
of the Parliamentary majority and the old rule of the bishops. Cromwell made
three significant contributions to English history. First, he established a
period of peace in England, Scotland and Ireland after ten years of civil
strife. Second, he made England into an acknowledged world power. Third,
Cromwell established non-conformity (refusal to submit to the established
church) as a way of life in England which has lasted to the present. Cromwell
also added negatives to our history books. He achieved the execution of King
Charles I and allowed his troops to inflict atrocities on Ireland.
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