King Cromwell? by Andy Harmsworth and Ian Dawson, Hodder Education

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2. Puritans like Cromwell believed that God had given 1. Cromwell was a caring them victory over the 3. In 1642 Cromwell 4. At his daughter Frances’ father and husband. He was Royalists in the Civil War. supported a new law to close wedding in 1657, Cromwell happily married for 38 years Therefore, as God’s servants, the theatres in London. played practical jokes. He until Oliver died in 1658. they had a duty to make the Puritans believed theatres threw a sticky drink over the Three of his children died people of England more godly encouraged people to be women’s dresses and placed before him. Each time he was by making Sunday a holy day sinful. wet sweets on their chairs. devastated. and stopping sins like drunkenness, swearing and gambling.

8. Puritans like Cromwell believed that church worship 6. On his way to fight the 7. Cromwell had a deep love should be based only on what 5. As Lord Protector Cromwell Scots in 1650, he stopped to of music and songs. As Lord the Bible said. The Bible did let Catholics worship in laugh at some soldiers playing Protector, he employed an not mention music during private as long as they did not with a cream tub. One was organist and a violinist. He church services or having cause any trouble or rebel. sticking it over the head of also held dances at court. statues, paintings and stained another. glass windows in churches so they were banned.

10. In 1647 Cromwell supported MPs who voted to 11. In 1650 Cromwell strongly 13. After a royalist rebellion in 9. 1644 Cromwell supported ban Christmas and Easter supported Parliament when it 1655 Cromwell ordered that: MPs who voted for a law to because they were not introduced toleration, - No horse races, cock make everyone keep Sunday mentioned in the Bible. New allowing all kinds of fighting, bear baitings, plays, as the Lord’s Day for going to holidays were introduced Protestants (not Catholics) to or any unlawful assemblies be church and family prayers. once a month to replace worship in their own way. permitted, because treason Christmas and Easter. and rebellion is usually contrived upon such occasions, and much evil and wickedness committed. - the laws against 12. Cromwell loved horse- 14. Jews had been expelled drunkenness, swearing and racing, hawking and hunting. from England in 1290. cursing be carried out more In 1654 he attended a hurling Cromwell allowed Jews to effectively. match in Hyde Park which was settle in England for the first - all alehouses and taverns followed by a display of time in nearly 400 years outside the outskirts of wrestling. He also smoked although his advisers and MPs London be closed except tobacco and drank wine. disagreed with him. those necessary to travellers.