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He was elected to Short and Long Parliaments of 1640 and became known as a radical Puritan
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The civil war lasted from 1642 to 1651. The forces of royal power won in France, in England the forces of revolution triumphed
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Cromwell's army defeated the Cavaliers in a series of decisive battles. By 1647 the king was in the hands of parliamentary forces.
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The Cavaliers were the supporter of Charles I. Many Cavaliers were wealthy nobles, proud their plumed hats and fashionably long hair. The Cavaliers were well trained in dueling and warefare.
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The Cavaliers were expecting a fast victory. But their foes proved to be be tough fighters with the courgage of their convictions.
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The roundheads founder was Oliver Cromwell. He organized a "New Model Army" for Parliament, made up of officers for skill rather than social class, into a discipined fighting force.
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Pariament set up a court to put the king on trial. It condemned him to death as " as tyrant , traitor, murderer, and public enemy."
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In 1652, as the challenges to order grew, Cromwell took title Lord Proctor. From then on, he ruled as a virtual dictator through the army
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Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Oliver Cromwell was completely for the Puritans because they held the same enemies. -
Cromwell did not tolerate open worship by roman catholics
Cromwell believed in religious freedom for other Protestant groups.
after his deaf England’s “kingless decade” ended with the Restoration, or return of the monarchy -
Cromwell died of Malaria on September 3 in 1658 soon after the Puritans lost their grip on England
