Born in April of 1599, into a family, which was known for its wealth and influential in the area, Cromwell was an English military, political, and religious leader. With the loss of his father in 1617 his inheritances were not great and he was left to support a widowed mother, wife, and eight of his children. Until about 1640, he played little to no role in local administration and national politics, and it wasn’t until the civil war of the 1640’s, which lifted him to his power. He was an active and committed officer in the parliamentary army and initially a captain to a small amount of troops, where in 1643 he was promoted to colonel and given command of his own regiment. With this came many successes for Cromwell and his men, where he was
