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Born April 25, 1599 • Huntingdon • England
Died September 3, 1658 (aged 59) • London • England
Title / Office Short Parliament (1640), England
Notable Family Members son Richard Cromwell • son Henry Cromwell
Role In Anglo-Dutch War • Battle of Dunbar • Battle of Marston Moor • Battle of Naseby • Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife • English Civil Wars • First English Civil War • Siege of Drogheda • Battle of Preston

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Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.
Robert Walker: portrait of Oliver Cromwell
Westminster Hall: Oliver Cromwell statue
Ely: Oliver Cromwell's house
Battle of Marston Moor
Painting of the Battle of Naseby shows cavalry and infantry clashing, with soldiers on horseback leading a charge and fallen fighters on the ground amid the chaos of battle.
Witness the trial records and the death warrant of King Charles I with Oliver Cromwell's signature and seal, in the United Kingdom Parliamentary Archives
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