đ Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History
3.3.9 Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth
2 paragraphs ¡ 4 questions
After the execution of Charles I, England became a republic known as the Commonwealth. Oliver Cromwell, the leader of the Parliamentarian forces, became the most powerful man in the country. In 1653, he took the title of Lord Protector, effectively ruling as a military dictator. He was a strict Puritan who banned many forms of entertainment, including theatre and Christmas celebrations.
Key Facts
- England became a republic â the Commonwealth
- Cromwell became Lord Protector in 1653
- Strict Puritan who banned theatre and Christmas celebrations
Cromwell was a controversial figure. He brutally suppressed a rebellion in Ireland, where his forces massacred thousands of people at Drogheda and Wexford. These events left a lasting legacy of bitterness in Ireland. Cromwell also conquered Scotland and united England, Scotland, and Ireland under one government. He died in 1658, and his son Richard briefly succeeded him but was unable to maintain power.
Key Facts
- Cromwell brutally suppressed Ireland â massacres at Drogheda and Wexford
- United England, Scotland, and Ireland under one government
- Died 1658; son Richard could not maintain power
đ āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ
- āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ 1653 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ â The Commonwealth
- āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ 1653 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ Lord Protector āĻšāĻ¨
- āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
- āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ â The Commonwealth
- āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ 1653 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ Lord Protector āĻšāĻ¨
- āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
- āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻĄāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¸āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§ āĻāĻŖāĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
- āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ â The Commonwealth
- āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ 1653 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ Lord Protector āĻšāĻ¨
- āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
- āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ
āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻž āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
- āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ â The Commonwealth
- āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ 1653 āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛ā§ Lord Protector āĻšāĻ¨
- āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨
Advertisement