Oliver cromwell biography pdf
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Oliver Cromwell (–)....
Learning outcomes:
This course has been designed to enable you to:
- Gain an understanding of Cromwell’s life and career within the context of his times
- Identify and evaluate some of the different ways in which Cromwell’s life has been interpreted
- Form your own view of Cromwell’s beliefs, significance, impact on his times, and legacy
Course sessions:
1.
Cromwell’s early life and career, 1599-1642
This first session will examine Cromwell’s early life from his birth in 1599 to the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642. It will look at his early political career, his reactions to the policies of Charles I, his emergence as a member of Parliament, and the reasons why he decided to take up arms against the King.
2.
Cromwell and the English Civil Wars, August 1642 – August 1648
This session will look at Cromwell’s military career during the English Civil Wars. We will examine how and why he emerged as a highly effective military leader, at how he perceived his victories,