What things Oliver Cromwell did right?

Answer 1

i think the stuff that he did were good. i also think he was a good king :) by bethan dadson 13 years i think this is just my opion not everythink oliver cromwell did was god but some were

Oliver Cromwell was not a king.

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Cromwell started out as a farmer and after inheriting some money and converting to an extreme version of Puritanism he was elected as an MP. He was a powerful voice against the King during the short Parliament and a very good general for the "Roundhead" new model army during the civil war.

He was however responsible for the purging of Parliament, involved in the execution of the King became the "Lord Protector" of Britain and lead campaigns in Scotland and Ireland that, especially in Ireland, mean he is despised to this day.

Good things - he stood up against the "Absolute and Divine Rule of Kings" and helped to set the precedent that Parliament is the final authority in Britain, and he modernised and professionalised the British Army for the first time.

Bad things - He then ignored parliament himself and ruled as a fundamentalist dictator, launched near genocidal campaigns against the catholic Irish and placed most of Scotland under military rule.

Opinions of Cromwell vary and there is a statue of him outside Westminster still, to some he is a champion of democracy to others a murderous dictator!

Answer 2

He made the election fairer so all kinds of people had the chance to be a leader

He didn't take bribes so it was harder to get out of prison if u were rich

He made a proper full time army called the New Model Army so it was stronger and better trained than the one before where people just got called up to fight.

That is why Oliver Cromwell was good :D

Answer 3

Oliver Cromwell was NOT a king, he ruled as lord protector after Charles I was executed.

he was a good leader

he was efficient (didnt want to take his time)

he was a true man

-when he was being portraid, he asked the artest to draw what he saw, warts n-all not how the artest thinks cromwell would like to look

Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?

Oliver Cromwell, a man one may hate or love. Cromwell, a strong leader of the civil war but a man of pure evil to some eyes. But yet to this day, we still cannot make up our minds of whether the man about three-hundred and fifty years before our time was a wondrously strong hero or a wicked villain. In this essay, I will explain why there are so many mixed opinions linked to Oliver Cromwell and my own opinion of Cromwell.

So, we have already discovered that Cromwell was loved and hated like marmite. But, does marmite spread easier than his love? Because of what he did to the Irish, Some people would call him nothing more than a murderer, well there is a point, and he did kill 40 percent of Ireland population. That was easily said if you were a royalist. A quote of one royalist is 'that idiotic 'lord protector' slaughtered our good king, only to act the role of a king, and badly!' using the word 'slaughtered' makes it sound as though he brutally murdered the innocent king, and emphasising the word act shows that he didn't actually really do the role of king properly. He took land from Catholics and made them move west of the Shannon to the less fertile land of Connaught. "To Hell or to Connaught" was his famous saying. He was often cruel and tyrannical and is now one of the most hated figures in Irish history. When he was finished Catholics owned less than ten percent of the land in Ireland where they made up over eighty percent of the population before. But for the first time since the thirteenth century, he allowed Jews to settle in Brittan, so, it wasn't all bad.

Oliver Cromwell was a true man, when he was getting portrayed, he asked the artist to paint what he saw (including his poor features), not as the artist would normally do, as royalty like to be pictured better that in reality. Cromwell was also a fair man and did his upmost for what he believed was the best thing for him to do, although at times he may have forgotten that he was not the only person in the world, as he did sometimes lose the ability to think of what harm he was doing to others. When Oliver Cromwell ruled, as lord protector, it was a very religious time, especially towards Christmas for reasons like;

He only allowed people to fast at Christmas, and, Christmas decorations were made illegal. Sunday, the day of rest was also made very serious, as they were no longer allowed to work on this special day of peace. But, if you were caught working on a Sunday you would be whipped. In the seventeenth century the average daily wage was about one shilling. Losing this seventh day decreased an average workers weekly salary to only six shillings which is about thirty pence in pounds and pennies. But the thing is, little boys who were playing football were whipped if they were caught playing football on a Sunday.

The Quote That Prove It All 'Everyone praised him so' this quote is extremely reliable, as this is said by his enemies, Samuel Pepys, a member of the government! The way that he mentions 'everyone' suggests even his enemies admire his capability and good leading skills.

Answer 4

Oliver Cromwell, was a very miserly man, who was quite harsh on the English public, he brought organisation, discipline, and religion into many peoples lifes. But he banned: gambling, dancing, fun, Christmas!, all sports.

Then after he died, Charles 2nd came back and restored everything that Oliver had banned.

(also Charles 2nd hid in my village when escaping from Oliver Cromwell's soldiers, and he had to hide in a tree on one occasion)

Answer 5

Because he wanted to beat the Royalists (people believing in Charles) he improved the army - the New Model Army was created. this meant that places like France and Spain feared England and it limited the chances of non-civil wars! Gotta dash and do my hw now! hope that helped!

Answer 6

Lots of people think that Cromwell never did anything nice, kind or fun because he even banned Christmas! But i have been studting him lately and have been backed up by lots or sources and I to do not belive that he made the wright decisions for the country. He was very strict though because he was an extreme protestant called a puritan.

Answer 7

he gave us brand new ideas for life and much more he was highly intelligent and improved our armies