Cromwell was born in Huntingdon on 25 April 1599 to Robert Cromwell and his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Steward. The family's estate derived from Oliver's great-great-grandfather Morgan ap William, a 查看更多內容

English Civil War begins
Failure to resolve the issues before the Long Parliament led to armed conflict between Parliament and Charles I in late 1642, the beginning of the English Civil War. Before he joined Parliament's forces, Cromwell's only … 查看更多內容

After the King's execution, a republic was declared, known as the Commonwealth of England. The "Rump Parliament" exercised both … 查看更多內容

The extent of Cromwell's brutality in Ireland has been strongly debated. Some historians argue that Cromwell never accepted … 查看更多內容

Cromwell became the Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in the Parliament of 1628–1629, as a client of the Montagu family of Hinchingbrooke House. He made little impression: … 查看更多內容

In February 1647, Cromwell suffered from an illness that kept him out of political life for over a month. By the time he recovered, the Parliamentarians were split over the issue of … 查看更多內容

Cromwell led a Parliamentary invasion of Ireland from 1649 to 1650. Parliament's key opposition was the military threat posed by the … 查看更多內容