Cromwell, Oliver

An English Puritan political leader and general of the seventeenth century. He led the army of parliament to victory over King Charles I in the English Civil War and afterward emerged as ruler of the nation under the title Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. A skillful general and administrator, and a ruthless dictator (see dictatorship), he was particularly harsh in his suppression of rebellion in Ireland. After his death, monarchy was soon restored. (See Restoration.)

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That of course makes the other famous Cromwell, Oliver, Irish too, and he’s the biggest villain in Irish history.

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Cromwell, Oliver, 1, 148-150, 162-163, 170-173, 183, 229, 235-236, 269-270, 274, 277, 279-281; spies of, 268-269, 277, 280.

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Cromwell, Oliver, caricatured, 104; his funeral and disinterment, 106.

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Cromwell, Oliver, 11, 71, 122, 417, 433, 439.

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Cromwell, Oliver, his proposed emigration to New England, 446.

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