Oliver Cromwell

(1599-1658)
an English general who led armies of the Parliament
of England against King Charles I during the English
Civil War

Made by:
Anastasia Marfina, Zhanna Pronicheva
 NEW VOCABULARY

Infancy [ˈɪn.fən.si] – младенчество

Descendant [dɪˈsen.dənt] – потомок, наследник
Landowner [ˈlændˌəʊ.nər] – землевладелец, In the aftermath [ˈɑːf.tə.mæθ] – впоследствии, в
помещик послевоенное время
Merchant [ˈmɜː.tʃənt] – купец Urinary infection [ˈjʊə.rɪ.nər.i] – инфекция
Abolition [ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən] – ликвидация, запрет, мочеполовой системы
отмена To be tried for – предстать перед судом по
Swift [swɪft] – быстрый, незамедлительный обвинению
To split [splɪt] – разделять, split – раскол Overthrow [ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ] – свержение
Kidney stone [ˈkɪd.ni ˌstəʊn] – почечный камень Ailing [ˈeɪ.lɪŋ] – больной, слабый
Statesman [ˈsteɪts.mən] – государственный
деятель
Paternal [pəˈtɜː.nəl] – по отцовской линии
Tenancy [ˈtenənsɪ] – аренда
Lieutenant [lefˈten.ənt] – лейтенант
 Plan
Part 1
Part 2
- Introduction
- Main body
- Early years Summary
- Marriage
- Military and political leader
- Death
- Richard Cromwell, the son of his

Part 3
Follow-up activities
- Quiz
- Video
Oliver Cromwell at the age of 2, 1601 Early years
25 Apr 1599 Born in Huntingdon

When Oliver was 5 he was sent to Free School of

Huntingdon where he exposed to Puritanism

Enters Sidney Sussex

1616 College, Cambridge
University

Oliver Cromwell’s father

dies; Cromwell leaves
June 1617
University to return to
Huntingdon

He has a mother and seven sisters to look after

He then went to study law
Elizabeth Cromwell, Mother of Oliver Robert Cromwell, Father of Oliver
Cromwell Cromwell
Early adult life and Marrige

22 Aug Marries Elizabeth Bourchier at St. Giles,

1620 Cripplegate, London
In the late 1620s Oliver suffered a period of depression during
which he experienced a spiritual awakening.  He emerged a
full-fledged Puritan complete with deep beliefs and a seat in
Parliament as MP (Member of Parliament) for Huntingdon in
1628

In 1640 the Earl of Warwick wrote: “His stature was of

good size...his countenance swollen and reddish, his voice
sharp and irritable..”
Others wrote: he had “an exceedingly fiery temper”
It is known that he enjoyed smoking tobacco, singing,
dancing, hunting and fishing
Elizabeth Bourchier, his wife
 MILITARY AND POLITICAL LEADER

1630 Cromwell was made a JP. His job was to make

sure Parliamentary laws were carried out
Cromwell came into conflict with Charles when a new charter
allowed Charles to choose the new mayor

Cromwell became known as ‘Lord of the Fens’ when he stood up for the people
who were to have their fens drained
He supported the Scots in their rejection of the Prayer Book
Bishops’ War (1639-1640)
o 1640 Charles summoned Parliament to fight against
Scotland
o Cromwell was elected as MP for Cambridge
o He was a member of the Short Parliament (April-May
1640)
o In 1642 he took part in the English Civil War
o In 1643 – 1650 – Lieutenant General in Parliament’s army
o In 1649 King Charles I was executed
o Commanded of the English campaign in Ireland during 1649-50
o In 1650 – 1653 – Lord General
o Led a campaign against the Scottish army between 1650 and 1651

o In 1653 – 1658 – Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland

- Were made a lot of spiritual and moral reforms;
- Jews were returned to England in 1657;
- A new constitution – the Humble Petition and Advice
 Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Westminster

Cromwell’s death
Cromwell suffered from malaria and from ‘stone,’ a
common term for urinary/kidney infections, yet he
was in generally good health.
He was struck by a sudden bout of malaria, followed
directly by an attack of urinary/kidney symptoms 

He was in fact hanged, drawn and quartered. At the end his

body was thrown into a pit.
His head was displayed on a pole outside Westminster
Abbey until 1685. Since then it changed several times
before eventually being buried in the grounds of Sidney
Sussex College, Cambridge, in 1960
 Richard Cromwell
Portrait of Richard Cromwell by o Lord protector of England from September 1658 to
Gerard Soest May 1659

o Richard failed in his attempt to carry on his father’s

role as leader of the Commonwealth

o In July 1657 Richard succeeded his father

as chancellor of the University of Oxford. He became
a member of the council of state on December 31

o Richard died 12th July, 1712 in Cheshunt

 Summary

The naval and military reforms - and He escalated the long-term

the financial measures that instability of Ireland, where a
underpinned them - underlay the Catholic people were oppressed
continental and colonial triumphs of by an English colonial elite
the following centuries
He is a dominant figure in
public memory of British and
Irish history

He had championed religious liberty, He has more roads named after him
the principle of the accountability of than any other Englishman and
rulers to the people woman except Queen Victoria
 QUIZ

1. Where was Oliver Cromwell born? 3. When was Oliver Cromwell born?
a) Cambridge a) 9 January 1601
b) Huntingdon b) 25 April 1599
c) Ely c) 10 July 1598
d) Thetford d) 1 October 1602
 
2. What was the name of Oliver’s great-great- 4. Which college did Oliver Cromwell attend?
grandfather? a) Pembroke College
a) Thomas b) St. James’ College
b) James c) St. George’s College
c) Morgan d) Sidney Sussex College
d) John
 
 
5. Why did Oliver Cromwell die? 7. How many children did Oliver have?
a) Because he was executed a) Nine
b) because of old age b) Ten
c) because of malarial fever c) Eight
d) because of urinary infection d) Nineteen
   
6. Whom did Oliver Cromwell name as his successor?8. The real Oliver’s surname is...
a) Devereux a) Cromwell
b) Fairfax b) Williams
c) His son c) Egbert
d) Charles II d) Jones
 
 KEYS

1. - B
2. - C
3. - B
4. - D
5. - D
6. - C
7. - A
8. - B
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Resources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEnglan..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cromwell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGIf1txjoo

https://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz28369342700.html

https://go4quiz.com/oliver-cromwell-quiz/