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    1. Oliver Cromwell
      Named Lord Protector of Commonwealth in December.
      1653
    2. Oliver Cromwell
      Rejected offer to become king, remained Lord Protector.
      1654
    3. Oliver Cromwell
      Captured Jamaica during Western Design armada.
      1656
    4. Oliver Cromwell
      Allowed Jews to return to England after 350 years.
      1657
    Biography

    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 … See more

    Born25 April 1599 · Huntingdon, Kingdom of England
    SpouseElizabeth Bourchier (m. 1620)
    ChildrenRobert Cromwell · Oliver Cromwell · Bridget Cromwell · Richard Cromwell · Henry Cromwell · Elizabeth Cromwell · James Cromwell · Mary Cromwell · Frances Cromwell
    Character assessment

    During his lifetime, some tracts painted Cromwell as a hypocrite motivated by power. For example, The Machiavilian Cromwell and The Juglers Discovered are parts of an attack on Cromwell by the Levellers after … See more

    Monuments and posthumous honours

    During the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1776, the Connecticut State Navy commissioned a corvette named the Oliver Cromwell, one of the first American naval vessels. It was captured in battle in 17… See more

    See also

    Cromwell, a 1970 British historical drama film written and directed by Ken Hughes
    Cromwell's Panegyrick, a contemporary satirical ballad
    Oliver Cromwell, a corvette launched in 1776 by the Connecticut State NavySee more

    Further reading

    • Adamson, John (1990). "Oliver Cromwell and the Long Parliament", in Morrill, John (ed.), Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution Longman, ISBN 0-582-01675-4
    Ashley, Maurice (1958). The Greatness of Oliver Cro… See more

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