By: John Saxton
Period: 4
1/18/01

1599-1658
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Oliver Cromwell was born into a common family of
English Puritans.
A devout Puritan.
Educated at Huntingdon, Cambridge, and Lincoln's Inn
Cromwell had the God-given ability to earn the loyalty and respect of people who served him.
Cromwell represented Huntingdom in the Parliament of
1628 and Camrbidge in both the Short Parliament and in the Long Parliament.

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On one side the King and his supporters fought for traditional government in Church and State.
On the other side, the supporters of Parliament sought radical changes in religion and economic policy, and a greater share of power at the national level.
Oliver Cromwell led cavalry known as the
Ironsides, who showed a mixture of religious sincerity and astute political opportunism.

Civil War
Continued
1647- Oliver Cromwell led the New Model
Army against the government.
1649- The King was exevuted
…In comes the Commonwealth.

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Established in 1649.
1653- Oliver Cromwell dissolved the
Rump Parliament, leaving himself as the
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth ended in 1653 with
Cromwell’s establishment of the
Protectorate.

The Protectorate
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The Instrument of Government, which
Cromwell accepted in December of
1653,assumed Cromwell the title Lord Protector of the commonwealth of England, Scotland, and
Ireland and stated that Cromwell would agree to share his power with a council of the state and a
Parliament of one house.
Cromwell’s Protectorate was a virtual dictatorship resting on the power of the army.

The Protectorate
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After a royalist uprising in 1655, Cromwell divied the country into 11 military districts, each under the administration of a major general who enforced the laws and collected the taxes.
Religious toleration was extended to all
Jews and to all non-Anglican Protestants, but not to Roman Catholics.

The Protectorate
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In 1654, the first of the Dutch Wars was brought to a close and the English sea power turned against Spain.
The Humble Petition and Advice of 1657, the
Parliament offered Cromwell the throne (which
Cromwell refused), allowed him to name a successor, and set up an upper house to be chosen by him.
This attempt at constitutional revision had little practical effect on the government.

The Protectorate
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The successor was Richard Cromwell, who succeeded as the Lord Protector after the death of his father in 1658.
Richard Cromwell was unable to gain the army, which was power behind the
Protectorate. This caused Richard
Cromwell to resign in May of 1659.

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The Rump was recalled and the
Commonwealth resumed.
After a period of chaos, General George
Monck recalled the Long Parliament and brought about the Restoration of Charles
II.