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Oliver Cromwell Origins Born in 1599 In to a minor gentry family His lost their fortune Began to suffer from melancholy Sought help and converted to puritanism Elected to the parliament of 1628 and to the short and long parliaments He made a name for himself as a cavalry commander New Model army Recruited Godly honest men With relentless drilling and though discipline They scored the decisive victory at Naseby Defeated the scots at Preston In his absence a purge of parliament was carried out removing the supporters of the king They king was tried and executed A council of state was proclaimed with Cromwell as president Invades Ireland Secured Ireland at wexford and Drogheda Invades Scotland Dunbar Charles II Worcester His rule is secure Ran in the same problems Charles I had Expelled the rump Expelled the barebones Military districts governed by Maj. Gen Offered the crown refused Succeed by his son