Oliver Cromwell & British Destiny

The Reformation was a political and religious revolution that was ongoing in Europe throughout the 16th century. Turmoil was created within many European monarchies when the central tenet of state religion, in most cases Catholicism, was challenged for political or religious reasoning (Tudors and Stuarts, 1997).

In England, Henry the VIII sought to break the ties to the Catholic Church in 1529. His reasoning dealt with centralizing power and obtaining an heir to the throne. In order to work his will, Henry the VIII convened a Parliament to help him draft new laws and policies. In this way, Henry the VIII set a precedent for latter clashes of power between Parliament and ruling authority. What Henry the VIII had done was to exchange the ruling authority of the Catholic Church, for the ruling authority of the Anglican Church. Oliver Cromwell was an important figure in forging alliances that would challenge the rule of the Anglican Church (Forerunner, 1997). The question is, was Cromwell ultimately effective at creating lasting change?

The appearance of change that began with Henry the VIII lingered in the English countryside. The English people were bent upon the establishment of a democratic parliamentary system of civil government and the elimination of the "Divine Right of Kings." King Charles I, the tyrant who had long persecuted

English Puritans by having their ears cut off and

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