Crom‧well, Ol‧i‧ver /ˈkrɒmwel $ ˈkrɑː-, ˈɒləvəʳ $ ˈɑːl-/
(1599–1658) an English military and political leader who led the army of Parliament against King Charles I in the English Civil War. After defeating the King, he made a republic (=a country without a king or queen) called ‘the Commonwealth’, and ruled as Lord Protector until his death.

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