Oliver Cromwell (April 25, 1599 - September 3, 1658) was an English military and political leader helped make England into a republican Commonwealth and later became Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Defeated the royalists in the English Civil War. After the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England, conquered Ireland and Scotland, and ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658.
- In the 1632 series: In 1633, he was an insignificant person decades prior to his historical role. King Charles I imprisoned him in the Tower London after reading copies of Grantville's history books concerning his own overthrow and execution. Cromwell was later rescued by a USE commando group.
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