Oliver Cromwell took an active part in local Political groups, representing his hometown of Huntingdon, in both the Short Parliament and Long Parliament (Barbary120). In 1628, Cromwell was elected to Parliament, Short Parliament was gathered together by Charles I to provide money for a campaign to reintroduce war against the Scotts, but a lot of members did not agree with his decisions, and forced the alienating of his opponents (Wilson 205). The Next year, King Charles I decided to dismiss Parliament an

Oliver Cromwell’s successful leadership led his country with a positive effect by opening doors and closing the bad ones. Oliver Cromwell led not only by power, but buy example (Saraga 112). From 1651 until his death from malaria in 1658, Cromwell ruled as a military dictator, under the title Lord Protector (Kaplen 18). However, his repeated attempts to institute democratic practies, as well as his refusal of the throne when it was offered to him, indicated that dictatorship was not what he was looking for; it was forced upon him by the inability of his supporters to get together a workable government (Wilson 240). An ardent Puritan believed that Oliver Cromwell believed in religious toleration and permitted the Jews to resettle in England (Barbary 122). Though the English Commonwealth failed soon after Oliver Cromwell’s death, the Monarchs that followed had lost considerable power to Parliament (Barbary 123).

In November 1648 the Long Parliament was reduced to a “Rump” Parliament (Wilson 228). The reduction of the “Rump” Parliament forced the removal of 110 me

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