>Cromwell is one of the most controversial figures in the history of the British Isles, considered a regicidal dictator by historians such as David Sharp, a military dictator by Winston Churchill, but a hero of liberty by John Milton, Thomas Carlyle, and Samuel Rawson Gardiner, and a class revolutionary by Leon Trotsky. In a 2002 BBC poll in Britain, Cromwell was selected as one of the ten greatest Britons of all time. However, his measures against Catholics in Scotland and Ireland have been characterised as genocidal or near-genocidal, and in Ireland his record is harshly criticised.
When a single man divides opinions so much, you can be assured of his greatness.
Called a genocidal military dictator by some, seen as liberator and revolutionary by others.
This thread is devoted to O L I V E R C R O M W E L L
Revisionist, Pelagians Hirelings & Pigs NOT welcome ITT.
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, born in 1599, died in 1658...
Brandon Campbell
>muh heredity over merit
Joseph Wright
September
Isaac Torres
>lanklet born again christian lmao
Noah White
Cromwell was one of those people that you see cropping up form time to time throughout history that exist solely to teach everyone around them and in following generations how not to behave. He was the British equivalent of Sulla, or Napoleon or Stalin;someone whose destructive extremism ultimately benefited succeeding generations through the lessons learnt, even though a LOT of people had to die in the process.
Cromwell taught the British the dangers of republicanism, the dangers of populism and religious extremism. These lessons, learnt without -completely- destroying the country, are some of the main reasons Britain went on to dominate the world, enduring the Napoleonic revolutions, the 1848 revolutions, the communist revolutions etc. without any major incident.
Samuel Perry
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Ryan Hughes
>Muh confused idea of merit implying that the most qualified and invested person shouldn't have the job
Carter Price
Totally forgot the dangers of colonialism, which is why you're Americuck status now.
Juan Thompson
Qualified? Might have a point if regency were never a thing.
Christian Richardson
Cromwell did nothing wrong.
Caleb Garcia
What has that got to do with it? If anything regency is an argument for it, as in, a temporary chap to keep the ship steady until the proper person is fit to take over.
Jonathan Murphy
Reminder that anglicanism is just Catholic lite, and Oliver Cromwell was the saving grace of the English Civil Wars
Caleb Hill
YOU DARE TO INSULT THE GLORIOUS IMAM CROMWELL?
DIE HEATHEN SCUM
CALVIN AKBAR
PROTESTANT CALIPHATE NOW
Jason Turner
There have been regents in place for the leisure of the monarch, not the function of the kingdom prior to their preparedness.
Ryder Torres
Yes, and?
Owen Moore
>Reminder that anglicanism is just Catholic lite
*tips mitre*
Dominic Garcia
I don't understand advocating a system where its leader has the freedom to effectively cede power to a hopefully loyal person while the expected leader may choose to be idle or get taken advantage of by an ambitious man without scruples.
Hunter Mitchell
This. Cromwell was basically a Protestant Al-Baghdadi.
Grayson Stewart
Literally banned the celebration of Christmas. How can anyone defend this man.
Alexander Lewis
Didn't he also destroy "heretic/pagan" statues and works of art and so on?
Jack Miller
>the dangers of republicanism
That's why most nations in the world are now republics and better off than Britain?
Michael Barnes
No not muh saturnalia
Michael Gonzalez
>Catholics = pedophile pagans, Antichrist worshippers, Gospel-inhibitors You sound exactly like a Wahabbi m8
Anthony Davis
I don't like Cromwell because he was very mean and rude to us
Michael Wright
Calvin Akbar
Juan Wilson
I'm not advocating that. I agree it defeats the benefits of the institution, and should only be used in specific extreme circumstances.
Aaron Roberts
Is IT real or do i too much lsd
Benjamin Cook
what does IT refer to
Samuel Thomas
>2006 marks the 350th anniversary of the re-admission of the Jews into England. They were expelled in 1290 in the reign of King Edward Ist. Their re-admission in 1656 under the Cromwellian Protectorate is interpreted by some as evidence of Cromwell’s toleration and compassion.
DROPPED
Jason Sanders
Nobunaga Oda was Oliver Cromwell before Oliver Cromwell
Ayden Reyes
>Leon Trotsky Yet another reason to hate Cromwell.
Camden Ross
>fuck stability FTFY
Jack Sullivan
catholics should die and stay die tbfh
David Lee
Catholics never die
Gabriel Rodriguez
both underrated desu
Jayden Sullivan
>admiring a regicidal demon
John Scott
ANGLO YOU OWE ME REPARATIONS
Nicholas Barnes
la...
Brody Collins
(((cromwell)))
Levi Rodriguez
exit thread silly royalist
Jordan Lee
>murder Christians >help the Jews
Is he the first eternal Anglo?
Cameron Reyes
but most nations arent republicans because they love Cromwell, or Robespierre.
Ryder Perez
Though twice repulsed with loss,Cromwell renewed the attack, and himself, along with Ireton, led on his men. All opposition was overborne by the furious valour of the troops. The town was taken sword in hand; and orders being issued to give no quarter, a cruel slaughter was made of the garrison. Even a few, who were saved by the soldiers, satiated with blood, were next day miserably butchered by orders from the general. One person alone of the garrison escaped to be a messenger of this universal havoc and destruction in order to tell all other garrisons. This policy had the desired effect.
Hunter Powell
You degenerates deserved it
Justin Williams
>liking cromwell shitty british and shitty tank
Cameron Barnes
>Royalist >Silly Pick up a glove and slap yourself with it.