Oliver Cromwell- Good or Bad

Question 1

Good -

When Cromwell was offered the role as King what did he do?

Answer 1

He refused them as he said he wasn’t trying to be King, just trying to do the right thing

Question 2

Bad -

What things did Cromwell do to stop ‘pointless enjoyment’?

Answer 2

Theatres and inns were shut down,playing football on a Sunday would lead to you being whipped, most sports were banned and Christmas celebrations were cancelled

Question 3

Good(kind of) -

Puritan religious leaders loved the rule of Oliver and said the days that he ruled were filled with freedom and peace. Why was this not all good though ?

Answer 3

Because Puritan religious leaders had greater freedom under Cromwell than the rest of the public who weren’t Puritan