Biography of oliver cromwell england interesting facts

Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1653 until his death, acting simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republic. Take a look below for 30 more awesome and interesting facts about Oliver Cromwell.

1. Cromwell was born into the middle gentry, albeit to a family descended from the sister of King Henry VIII‘s minister Thomas Cromwell.

2. Little is known of the first 40 years of his life as only four of his personal letters survive alongside a summary of a speech he delivered in 1628.

3. He became an Independent Puritan after undergoing a religious conversion in the 1630s, taking a generally tolerant view towards the many Protestant sects of his period.

4. He was an intensely religious man, a self-styles Puritan Moses, as he fervently believed that God was guiding his victories.

5. He was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingd