Oliver Cromwell

History

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• 1509 -- Henry VIII took the throne, later beheading wives, Sir Thomas More and anyone else in the way. Thomas Cromwell, an ex-soldier, became Henry's advisor. His suggestion "Divorce her, don't behead her," led to the establishment of the Anglican church in 1532 and the first translation of the Bible into English in 1537.
• 1599 -- Oliver was born, 25 April.
• 1627 -- Oliver invented an early version of the cotton gin to mechanize harvests on his farm. This led to vastly increased cotton production.
• 1628 -- Oliver joined parliament, representing Huntingdonshire.
• 1642 -- Civil Wars broke out. Oliver joined the anti-king Parliamentarians against the pro-king Royalists, a.k.a. the Cavaliers. Led the New Model Army (nicknamed "Roundheads," but not "Blockheads") and rampaged through England.
• 1644 -- The anti-royal forces won stunning victories after they employed a method of hand-to-hand combat developed by Oliver -- a synthesis of traditional sporting fisticuffs, Irish pub brawling, and Moorish edged-weaponry work. While denigrated as "Crom-Fu" by its detractors (most of which were Royalists), it eventually became the standard hand-to-hand combat method employed by elite English (and later, British) forces, and is used today by the SAS and SBS.
• 1646 -- King Charles I gled to Scotland, his son fled to France. Ths Scots soon realized, "Hey it's not like he's a Scottish king," and ransomed him to Cromwell's forces.
• 1649 -- Trial and execution of Charles I, and establishment of the Commonwealth, both under Oliver's leadership. He became Lord-General and Commander in chief of the Commonwealth, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

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