Oliver Cromwell: Timeline

1599   Born

1649   Admiral Robert Blake blockades Prince Rupert Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine,,... 

 to allow Oliver Cromwell to land in Dublin Dublin

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 and begin the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland

1653   End of the first period of republican government called the Commonwealth of England Commonwealth of England

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. The Rump Parliament was disbanded by Oliver Cromwell. See also the Long Parliament Long Parliament

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 and Southamptonshire.

1653   John Thurloe John Thurloe

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 becomes the head of intelligence for Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate

1653   Oliver Cromwell expels the Long Parliament Long Parliament

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1653   Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector Lord Protector

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 of England England

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, Scotland Scotland

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 and Ireland Ireland

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1654   In the Rump Parliament Rump Parliament

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, the republican party questions Cromwell's Oliver Cromwell

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 pre-eminence

1654   Oliver Cromwell orders the exclusion of the members of Parliament Parliament

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 who are hostile to him.

1655   Oliver Cromwell divides England England

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 into districts under major-generals

1656   Jew Jew

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s are readmitted to England England

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 by Oliver Cromwell.

1657   Oliver Cromwell offered kingship of England England

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, but instead becomes Lord Protector Lord Protector

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1657   Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London London

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1658   September 3 -Oliver Cromwell dies. His son Richard Richard Cromwell

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 assumes his father's former position as Lord Protector Lord Protector

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 of England England

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, Scotland Scotland

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 and Ireland Ireland

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1658   Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in the Tower of London Tower of London

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1658   Died

1661   Body of Oliver Cromwell exhumed and subjected to a posthumous execution.