Revolutions #10 · November 15, 2013 · 27m

1.10 - Oliver Cromwell

Revolutions

The rise of Oliver Cromwell — the man who would become Lord Protector. Duncan traces how an obscure Cambridgeshire farmer became the most powerful military and political figure in English history.

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Highlights

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Revolutionary leaders often emerge from unexpected places — Cromwell was a nobody until he was 40

Cromwell had no military training, no political career, and no wealth before the Civil War. The revolution created the conditions that transformed a provincial farmer into a military genius.

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The man who destroys the king eventually becomes the king

Cromwell fought against royal tyranny and created a republic. Within five years, he was ruling as Lord Protector — a king in all but name. The revolutionary who toppled power couldn't resist wielding it.

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