Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell is best known for being Lord Protector and helping to make England a republic

Oliver Cromwell key information video!

Key facts

• Oliver Cromwell was born on the 25th April 1599 and he died on the

3rd September 1658

• Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader

• He became a member of parliament for Huntingdon in the

Parliament of 1628-1629

• Civil War broke out between Charles I and Parliament in 1642

• Oliver Cromwell helped to overthrow King Charles II

• Although Cromwell did not have a lot of military experience – he

created and led a superb force of cavalry, “the Ironsides”

• He convinced parliament to establish a professional army – “The

New Model Army” in 1645

• He allowed Jewish people to stay in England for the first time in

almost 400 years

• In 1647, he banned Christmas and other religious holidays

• He died in 1658 and was buried in Westminster Abbey, London

• A collection of his books, paintings and medals are on display in

the Museum of London

Key facts – continued!

• “Cromwell Museum” in the Huntingdon school, which he attended,

includes his gunpowder flask, some of his medical equipment and a hat

that he wore

• Statues of Oliver Cromwell can be found in London and Manchester