Oliver Cromwell

His Highness Oliver Cromwell
A 1656 Samuel Cooper portrait of Cromwell
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
In office 16 December 1653 – 3 September 1658
Preceded by	Council of State
Succeeded by	Richard Cromwell
Member of Parliament for Cambridge
In office 1640–1649
Monarch	Charles I
Member of Parliament for Huntingdon
In office 1628–1629
Monarch	Charles I
Personal details
Born	25 April 1599 Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, Kingdom of England
Died	3 September 1658 (aged 59) Palace of Whitehall, London, The Protectorate
Resting place	Tyburn, London
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Bourchier ​ (m. 1620)​
Children	Robert Oliver Bridget Richard Henry Elizabeth James Mary Frances
Parents	Robert Cromwell (father) Elizabeth Steward (mother)
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Occupation	Farmer, parliamentarian, military commander
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s)	Old Noll;[1] Old Ironsides
Allegiance	Roundhead
Branch/service	Eastern Association (1643–1645); New Model Army (1645–1646)
Years of service	1643–1651
Rank	Colonel (1643 – bef. 1644); Lieutenant-General of Horse (bef. 1644–1645); Lieutenant-General of Cavalry (1645–1646)
Commands	Cambridgeshire Ironsides (1643 – bef. 1644); Eastern Association (bef. 1644–1645); New Model Army (1645–1646)
Battles/wars	English Civil War (1642–1651): Gainsborough Marston Moor Newbury II Naseby Langport Preston Dunbar Worcester

Royal styles of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
Reference style	His Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English military and political leader best known for making England a republic and leading the Commonwealth of England and primarily because of ethnic cleansing activities in Ireland euphemistically called as Cromwellian Genocide.

Cromwell's actions during his career seem confusing to us today. He supported Parliament against the King, yet he ordered his soldiers to break up parliament. Under his rule, the Protectorate said that people's religious beliefs should be respected, but people who went against what most people believed were sometimes tortured and imprisoned.

Cromwell was the first ruler of England to be a Puritan. He created a new model army. Many English people today think he was one of their greatest leaders.

1. ↑ Dickens, Charles (1854). A Child's History of England volume 3. Bradbury and Evans. p. 239.