Oliver Cromwell

Cromwell appeared to be a very boring person and was called a killjoy. Maybe he was called this because of the strictness he had towards his men, but he did have a laugh now and again. He sometimes played practical jokes and laughed at some amusing things. He was seen a bit of hypocrite due to this, because he banned a lot of amusing activities being a puritan. These banned activities included: Christmas, Easter, going to Ale houses, theatres and large social gatherings.

He also began to change how the churches looked, from the colourful decorations and statues to black and white and plain. Cromwell thought that nobody should be distracted at all from the worshipping of their lord. In addition to this he changed the way ceremonies and rituals were performed. After assessing this section I believe that Cromwell has displayed many points of villainy; like the murder of the Irish Catholics.

Conclusion. He changed battles and warfare forever, along with changing England all together. Parliament from there on gained more power than the king had, they represent people and democracy, the people of England had more chance of making a change to the country if they made a complaint. As considerate as this may seem it wasn’t Cromwell’s intention to make people more powerful and he thought he was above because he thought that God had something special planned for him. A very big headed, inconsiderate action. But with his confidence he stood his ground against the king for his country.

He had the king put on trial for treason and actually forced people into signing the death warrant whether they liked it or not. He did not give the king a chance to defend himself, he stood by his convictions and didn’t compromise or negotiate. After Cromwell’s death due to malarial fever at Whitehall on 3 September 1658, Charles heir, King Charles II had every man who signed that death warrant killed. Some historians say that Cromwell may well have been poisoned by his doctor but most historians believe it was the malarial infection. The reign of a Catholic ruler was back, but Cromwell’s legacy is not forgotten and because of his extraordinary legacy he was put on the half crown coin which is about equivalent to 12p today.