Oliver Cromwell and the Puritan Victory in England
Oliver Cromwell, a conservative and strict Puritan, made a name for himself by serving in the Long and Short Parliament in England. While he was serving in the Long Parliament, Charles I was in the process of trying to force a new prayer book, Catholicism, upon the people of Scotland. Cromwell and the Long Parliament stood steadfast until Charles was stopped. Charles went north and recruited an army to stand against Parliament and their forces. Parliament’