Ideologies / Autocratic Theocrat / Oliver Cromwell
§ The minds · 1599–1658 · England · Lord Protector
Oliver Cromwell
The godly commonwealth
Puritan rule by the sword and scripture.
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The Puritan general who, after executing the king, ruled England as Lord Protector in a godly military regime that fused scripture with the sword.
social
Puritan moral order — closed theatres, enforced piety.
economic
Mercantile commonwealth economy under military oversight.
governance
Military-religious dictatorship after the regicide.
Notable for
- Led the New Model Army
- Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
- Puritan moral governance
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