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Oliver Cromwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • Jason Diaz on 13 Apr 10
     
    Oliver Cromwell
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  • jonathan serrano on 13 Apr 10
     
    Cromwell was born into the ranks of the middle gentry, and remained relatively obscure for the first 40 years of his life. At times his lifestyle resembled that of a yeoman farmer until his finances were boosted thanks to an inheritance from his uncle.
  • jonathan serrano on 13 Apr 10
     
    Cromwell has been a controversial figure in the history of the British Isles - a regicidal dictator to some historians (such as David Hume and Christopher Hill) and a hero of liberty to others (such as Thomas Carlyle and Samuel Rawson Gardiner).
  • jonathan serrano on 13 Apr 10
     
    He then led a campaign against the Scottish army between 1650 and 1651. On 20 April 1653 he dismissed the Rump Parliament by force, setting up a short-lived nominated assembly known as the Barebones Parliament before being made Lord Protector of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland on 16 December 1653.
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