History: Oliver Cromwell Flashcards
What title was he given and when?
Lord Protector of the Common Wealth in 1653
What was his wife’s name and what was different about them then previous monarch’s ?
Elizabeth Cromwell
Shared chambers and bathrooms
What was special about his portraits?
They were honest and real
What religion was he?
Puritan
What religious changes happened in 1642?
Theatres were closed
What religious change happened in 1644?
Sunday had to observed as the Lord’s day, at church and family prayers
What religious changes happened in 1647?
Christmas and Easter was banned instead new holidays once a month replaced them
What religious changes happened in 1650?
Seem wearing as adultery were banned
In 1657, what did Parliament offer him? And what did he say ?
The crown
He turned down
How did he make England stronger abroad ?
Defeated the Spanish and won control of Jamaica
What happened in 1649?
He captured the town if Drogheda and thousands of people were killed
What happened when he died?
He was declared as a traitor and his body was hanged outside of Parliament
What’s the definition of Republic ?
A country without a monarch
What’s the definition of Monarchy?
A country ruled by a King it Queen
What’s the definition of Major General?
Puritan controller of an area
