Oliver Cromwell born in Huntingdon in 1599, was a strict Puritan with a Cambridge education, when he went to London to represent his family in Parliament he quickly made a name for himself by serving in the Long Parliament and Short Parliament (Kaplen 13). He also became the Lord Protector (chief executive of the commonwealth) (Barbary 120). After the long Parliament act Cromwell reduced to the Rump Parliament (Wilson 205). Oliver Cromwell's leadership during the commonwealth had a positive effect on England by ruling his country with a positive attitude.
Oliver Cromwell took an active part in local Political groups, representing his hometown of Huntingdon, in both the Short Parliament and Long Parliament (Barbary120). In 1628, Cromwell was elected to Parliament, Short Parliament was gathered together by Charles I to provide money for a campaign to reintroduce war against the Scotts, but a lot of members did not agree with his decisions, and forced the alienating of his opponents (Wilson 205). The Next year, King Charles I decided to dismiss Parliament and govern alone (Gascoigne 175). The Long Parliament took an aggressive stance to Charles idea to gather money together for war (Barbury 123). The Parliament, which won the constitutional reforms from Charles I with the Parliamentary party defending the Civil Wars (Kaplen 80). After the British Isles were declared a republic and named the commonwealth, following the Execution of Charles I in 1649 Oliver Cromwell served as the first chairman of the council of state (Barbary 121). Cromwell totally lacking in previous military experience led his men of a superb force of cavalry, the Ironsides and ended the Civil Wars (Wilson 220). .
In November 1648 the Long Parliament was reduced to a "Rump" Parliament (Wilson 228). The reduction of the "Rump" Parliament forced the removal of 110 members of Parliament by Cromwell's army, with another 160 members refusing to take their seats in opposition to the action (Wilson 224).
