Oliver Cromwell Flashcards
What religion was Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was a puritan who stopped the English civil war
What position did Oliver Cromwell receive
Oliver Cromwell became the lord protector of England after Charles was killed
Who did Oliver Cromwell start a war with
He started a war with the irish
What position was Cromwell later offered
He was later offered the role of king but refused it
Why were people angry that Cromwell refused the position of king
They were angry because he was greedy stealing all the peoples power and money and he had many similar powers to the king as the lord protector and people called quoted that ‘he had the power of the king just without the name’
Why did he ban many holidays
He banned many holidays and fun things because they were apparently too close to the Roman Catholic Church and puritans didn’t like that as they thought fun was sinful
