* 1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.

* 1599 – Oliver Cromwell, English military and politician ( d. 1658 )

However, due to a misunderstanding between Oliver Cromwell ( guest-star Warren Clarke ) and Baldrick, the king is arrested and sent to the Tower of London.

Under the rule of Oliver Cromwell and his son and successor Richard.

The government during 1653 to 1659 is properly called The Protectorate, and took the form of direct personal rule by Oliver Cromwell and, after his death, his son Richard, as Lord Protector.

In 1653, Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector under England's and later Britain's first written constitution Instrument of Government and then under the second and last written constitution known as the Humble Petition and Advice.

On the death of Oliver Cromwell in 1658, his son, Richard Cromwell, inherited the title Lord Protector, but internal divisions among the republican party lead to his resignation, the end of the Protectorate and a second period of Commonwealth government by a Council of State and Parliament.

In 1654, New England raiders attacked Acadian settlements on the Annapolis Basin, starting a period of uncertainty for Acadians throughout the English constitutional crises under Oliver Cromwell, and only being properly resolved under the Treaty of Breda in 1667 when France's claim to the region was reaffirmed.

In 1655, Oliver Cromwell dispatched a fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir William Penn, to conquer Santo Domingo.

* 1653 – English Interregnum: The Protectorate – Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

The name Erasmus had been used by a number of his family and derives from his ancestor Erasmus Earle, Common Sergent of England under Oliver Cromwell.

Around 1649, there was great social unrest in England and many people turned to Oliver Cromwell as England's new leader.

These ranged from Royalists who wished to place King Charles II on the throne, to men like Oliver Cromwell, who wished to govern with a Parliament voted in by an electorate determined by property ownership, similar to that enfranchised before the civil war, to the Levellers, influenced by the writings of John Lilburne, who wanted parliamentary government based on an electorate constituted of every head of household ( normally though not necessarily male as was acknowledged in the Putney Debates ), through to other groups with smaller followings like the Fifth Monarchists, Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers, the Ranters, and the Society of Friends ( Quakers ).

Following Charles ' death, Oliver Cromwell set up the Commonwealth as a more pure form of government to replace the existing monarchy.

Leading Fifth Monarchists also had an influence on Oliver Cromwell, as it was Thomas Harrison's idea to introduce the Nominated Assembly ( Barebones Parliament ) as a body of religious men.

The Commonwealth ( 1649 – 53 ) was founded on the execution of Charles I in 1649, and was followed by the two Protectorates of Oliver Cromwell ( 1653 – 58 ), and his son Richard Cromwell the first ( 1658 – 59 ).

After the forcible dissolution of the Rump Parliament by Oliver Cromwell, the Grandees of the Army Council of Officers were reluctant to authorise free elections because they were aware that the members returned by the traditional constituency would return Presbyterians and Royalists as well as their own sympathisers.

Major-General Thomas Harrison, who had commanded the troop which aided Oliver Cromwell in dissolving the Rump, suggested that there be a ruling body based upon the Old Testament Sanhedrin of 70 selected " Saints ", which was based on his beliefs, as a Fifth Monarchist, that the rule of the Saints would usher in the reign of Christ on Earth.

Though his movement attracted disdain from some, others such as William Penn and Oliver Cromwell viewed Fox with respect.

In March he was brought before the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell.

A head of state can be empowered to designate his successor, such as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, who was succeeded by his son Richard.

The New Model Army, under the command of Oliver Cromwell, then scored decisive victories against Royalist armies in Ireland and Scotland.

The Duke of Hamilton led an invasion of England to free the King, but he was defeated by Oliver Cromwell in August 1648 at the Battle of Preston.

" Cromwell, Oliver ( 1599 – 1658 )", in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press

Cahir Castle in Ireland was besieged and captured three times: in 1599 by the Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex | Earl of Essex, in 1647 by Lord Inchiquin, and in 1650 by Oliver Cromwell.

* Oliver Cromwell of England ( 1599 – 1658 ), Member of Parliament, general, and future ruler of England-Wales, Scotland, and Ireland

* September 3 – Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland ( b. 1599 )

It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.

Although his senior, he also shared much in common with Oliver Cromwell ( born 1599 ), because they were evangelical Christians who believed that the Church of England should undergo a total reformation, contrary to the wishes of King Charles I.

* Oliver Cromwell ( 1599 – September 1658 ), Puritan ; MP for Huntingdon

* 1942 – Jackie Oliver, English race car driver

* 1981 – Clare Oliver, Australian activist ( d. 2007 )

* 1785 – Oliver Hazard Perry, American naval officer ( d. 1819 )

* 1809 – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician and writer ( d. 1894 )

* 1878 – Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and writer ( d. 1955 )

* 1993 – Oliver Tambo, South African politician ( b. 1917 )

* 1829 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe.

* 1896 – Jens Oliver Lisberg, Faroese law student, designer of the Flag of the Faroe Islands ( d. 1920 )

* 1948 – Frank Oliver, New Zealand rugby player

Edward Herbert, portrait by Isaac Oliver ( 1560 – 1617 )

The English Civil War led to the trial and execution of Charles I, the exile of his son, Charles II, and replacement of English monarchy with, first, the Commonwealth of England ( 1649 – 53 ), and then with a Protectorate ( 1653 – 59 ), under Oliver Cromwell's personal rule.

Passes " had been carried out successfully but illegally several times, including the 1876 Yale – Princeton game in which Yale ’ s Walter Camp threw forward to teammate Oliver Thompson as he was being tackled.

* 1986 – Oliver Lee, British actor

* 1945 – Oliver, American singer ( d. 2000 )

* 1830 – Daniel Oliver, British botanist ( d. 1916 )

* 1932 – Susan Oliver, American actress ( d. 1990 )

* 1938 – Oliver Reed, English actor ( d. 1999 )