In 1649 Cromwell married Dorothy Maijor, daughter of Richard Maijor, a member of the Hampshire gentry. Regardless, Ireland remained a Roman Catholic nation as most Irish Catholics refused to abandon their faith. He was attracted by the prospect of stability it held out, but in a speech on 13 April 1657 he made clear that God's providence had spoken against the office of King: "I would not seek to set up that which Providence hath destroyed and laid in the dust, and I would not build Jericho again". James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Citations for genocide, near genocide and ethnic cleansing: Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "GREAT REBELLION" Sections "4. Cromwell demanded that no supplies were to be seized from the civilian inhabitants and that everything should be fairly purchased; "I do hereby warn....all Officers, Soldiers and others under my command not to do any wrong or violence toward Country People or any persons whatsoever, unless they be actually in arms or office with the enemy.....as they shall answer to the contrary at their utmost peril. Woolrych, Austin (1990). of this College 1616-7. The suggestion was vetoed by King George V because of his personal feelings and because he felt that it was unwise to give such a name to an expensive warship at a time of Irish political unrest, especially given the anger caused by the statue outside Parliament. ), Durston, Christopher (2000). For Cromwell, the army was now God's chosen instrument. [104] Scotland was ruled from England during the Commonwealth and was kept under military occupation, with a line of fortifications sealing off the Highlands which had provided manpower for Royalist armies in Scotland. Promoted to General in charge of cavalry for the New Model Army, he trained his men to rapidly regroup after an attack, tactics he first employed with great success at the Battle of Naseby and which showed a very high level of discipline and motivation on the part of his troops. Announcing our NEW encyclopedia for Kids! Die nur im Todesjahr Oliver Cromwells geprägte englische Silberkrone mit der deutschen Bezeichnung Cromwelltaler zeigt den bei dieser Münze größtenteils vorhandenen Stempelriss, der vom Hals des Brustbildes bis zu dem Wort NEMO (rückwärts gelesen: Omen) der Randschrift verläuft und mit seiner postumen Hinrichtung in Verbindung gebracht wurde.[1]. Upon all of us there still lies 'the curse of Cromwell'. Adamson, John (1990). "[15], Cromwell was baptised on 29 April 1599 at St John's Church,[16] and attended Huntingdon Grammar School. [176] An oval plaque at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, refers to the end of the travels of his head and reads:[144][177], Near to Cromwell was born into the middle gentry to a family descended from the sister of Henry VIII's minister Thomas Cromwell. Cromwell fought at the head of his troops in the battle and was slightly wounded in the neck, stepping away briefly to receive treatment during the battle but returning to help force the victory. "[75], The massacres at Drogheda and Wexford were in some ways typical of the day, especially in the context of the recently ended Thirty Years War,[76][77] although there are few comparable incidents during the Civil Wars in England or Scotland, which were fought mainly between Protestant adversaries, albeit of differing denominations. He acted simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republican commonwealth. [31] He was subsequently appointed governor of the Isle of Ely[32] and a colonel in the Eastern Association. Cromwell gained experience in successful actions in East Anglia in 1643, notably at the Battle of Gainsborough on 28 July. Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty before World War I, and he twice suggested naming a British battleship HMS Oliver Cromwell. [54] Thus, even after a trial, it was difficult to get ordinary men to go along with it: "None of the officers charged with supervising the execution wanted to sign the order for the actual beheading, so they brought their dispute to Cromwell...Oliver seized a pen and scribbled out the order, and handed the pen to the second officer, Colonel Hacker who stooped to sign it.