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Parliamentarian commander and Lord ProtectorPolitics1599–1658

Oliver Cromwell

Parliamentarian commander and Lord Protector of England, Cromwell took part in the execution of Charles I and consolidated a centralized Puritan republic; his campaigns in Ireland and Scotland extended English power.

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Portrait: Oliver Cromwell
1599–1658
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal48.5%
    Unitary51.5%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy40%
    Autocracy60%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security55.2%
    Liberty44.8%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation53.9%
    Multicultural46.1%
  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force45.7%
    Negotiation54.3%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention48.3%
    Interventionist51.7%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public49.4%
    Private50.6%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction57.6%
    Markets42.4%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism62.1%
    Free trade37.9%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular29.5%
    Religious70.5%
  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive45.8%
    Traditionalist54.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration53.6%
    Ecologist46.4%

What distinguishes Oliver Cromwell

Largest median distance

Religion & state

This position is 19.3 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 49% SecularOliver Cromwell 30% Secular

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Closest to catalog median

Foreign involvement

This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% Non-InterventionOliver Cromwell 48% Non-Intervention

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