The Oliver Cromwell website is jointly maintained by the Cromwell Association and the Cromwell Museum Huntingdon. ... Cromwell and the 'readmission' of the ... read more
Briefly, no. Until he became an MP he had no idea of anything beyond being a gentleman farmer in Huntingdonshire and he struggled at that until he reached his middle years, though he knew some London merchants through his wife. read more
Henry VIII adviser, Thomas Cromwell was the great, great uncle of Oliver Cromwell the lord protector of England, Oliver's father was named Robert and he was a Farmer. read more
Oliver Cromwell emerged as the leader of this second group. Oliver Cromwell was a Venetian agent. Prominent in Oliver Cromwell’s family tree was the widely hated Venetian agent Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540), Earl of Essex and the author of Henry VIII’s decision to break with Rome and found the Church of England. read more