House of Cromwell
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The House of Cromwell was the English political family that rose to power during the mid-17th century, producing Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard as leaders of the Commonwealth following the English Civil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English noble house
ⓘ
political family ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
abolition of the monarchy in 1649
ⓘ
rule of the Major-Generals ⓘ trial and execution of Charles I ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Commonwealth of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protectorate ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| foundingFigure | Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | de facto monarchy ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English overseas possessions ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Protectorate ⓘ |
| heldPowerFrom | 1653 ⓘ |
| heldPowerUntil | 1659 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Interregnum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British constitutional development
ⓘ
English republicanism ⓘ |
| legacy |
association with military rule
ⓘ
association with religious radicalism ⓘ controversial reputation in British history ⓘ |
| lostPowerIn | Restoration of 1660 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Elizabeth Cromwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedDynasty | House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huntingdonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Parliamentarian ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | republican experiment ⓘ |
| precededBy | Personal Rule of Charles I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedHeadOfState |
Oliver Cromwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedLeader | Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Puritan ⓘ |
| roseToPowerDuring | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | gentry ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Restored Stuart monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicallyContrastedWith | traditional hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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