Why did Puritans like cromwell?

Answer 1

The real reason is fear that he was Catholic; Britain was very anti-Catholic at the time. Although I'm sure at the time there was fancy talk that the King had to be overthrown because he had too much power (which he did) and even today if you research the civil war many accounts will say it was based on the King having too much power and will totally overlook the religious issue. The truth though is that after they killed Charles I they gave all his power and then some to Cromwell so if it was really based on power they were idiots. Ofcourse there were people who supported Cromwell simply because they hated the idea of monarchy (same as today) again idiots, because Cromwell's plan was that his son would "rule" after him, therefore making just another monarchy. Kind of like when they abolished the Romanov's in Russia in the name of freedom only to replace it with a far greater evil. Europe can't seem to get abolishing monarchies right, everytime they do it it results in atleast 3 decades of tyrants and civiul unrest, Hitler, Stalin, French reign of terror, etc.

Answer 2

Because Cromwell was also a protestant, and when he had power over England, he didn't just make it protestant, he made it 100% protestant!!! he banded things such as theatres, sports, Christmas etc. Plus when Cromwell died at the age of 59, his son became Lord Protector of King Charles II (Charles I's son).

Answer 3

Some people like Oliver Cromwell because he was a puritan. A highly religious person during the 1600's in England. He executed King Charles 1 [1600-1649] and beat the royalist during the English civil war.

Answer 4

Becuase he was a puritan. :)