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Oliver Cromwell - Coggle Diagram
Oliver Cromwell
Personal Life
Married Elizabeth Bourchier (1620)
9 children
Religion: committed Puritan
Character: simple, strict, inspiring leader
Health issues → died in 1658
The Protectorate (1653)
Lord Protector since 1653
Strong Government
Religious reforms
Active foreign policies
Early Life and Youth
Born in Huntingdon (1599)
Middle-class family
Studies at Cambridge (interrupted)
English Civil War (1642-1651)
Leader of the "Roundheads"
"New Model Army"
Decisive victories
Death (1658) and Legacy
Died in 1658
Restoration of the Monarchy (Charles II)
Controversial figure: hero or villain
Execution of Charles I (1649)
King tried and executed (1649)
Birth of the Republic
Historical Context
Conflict: King Charles I vs Parliament
Religious tensions (Anglicans vs Puritans)
The Commonwealth
Fighting internal and external enemies
Repubblican Government