Life under Cromwell: everything you wanted to know
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How Different Was Cromwell's Rule to That of a King?
The nation was always very divided over a role of a Cromwell. A lot of it was extremely hostile. He rose to power because of violence, because of the coup stage by his soldiers. His regime was fatally undermined first by the fact that it was resting upon armed might. It embraced a religious policy of tolerating a wide range of radical groups who wanted to work worship outside the national church.
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