Oliver Cromwell

Question 1

What religion was Oliver Cromwell?

Answer 1

A Puritan (Strict Protestant)

Question 2

What family did he grow up in?

Answer 2

Gentry family

Question 3

When was he elected to Parliament?

Answer 3

1628

Question 4

What did he believe in?

Answer 4

Simple forms of worship, plain clothes, Sundays devoted to church and reading the bible

Question 5

What year was he a part of the group of MP’s they rebelled against the king?

Answer 5

1640

Question 6

What did he sign?

Answer 6

A death warrant to kill Charles I

Question 7

What year was he put in charge of armies to help fight the Irish?

Answer 7

1649

Question 8

When did he capture the town of Drogheda in Ireland?

Answer 8

September 1649

Question 9

How many people did his troops massacre?

Answer 9

3,500 people, including 2,700 royalist soldiers, all the men in the town and civilians, priests, and prisoners

Question 10

When was Oliver Cromwell made Lord Protector

Answer 10

1653

Question 11

When did he die?

Answer 11

1658

Question 12

When was Oliver Cromwell born and where?

Answer 12

1599 in England

Question 13

Why was Oliver Cromwell angered with Charles

Answer 13

Charles I’s lavish spending, his refusal to listen to Parliament, and his liking of Catholic ceremonies

Question 14

When did he become a general of the New Model Army?

Answer 14

1645

Question 15

Who took over the title of Lord Protector?

Answer 15

His son, Richard

Question 16

When did Richard let Charles II become king (Charles I’s son)

Answer 16

1660