Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
Cromwell is either loved or hated, depending on your political, religious, national and regional leanings.

As an Englishman from the South, an Anglican and a Royalist he ticks all my negative boxes.
Cromwell can be hated for numerous reasons. Does he tick any positive boxes for you too?

I like to think of Cromwell as sone sort of Napoleon. I hate the little dictator, declaring himself Emperor. Yet, I would've followed Napoleon to the ends of the earth and into the depths of hell.

Schama gave a nice example about Cromwell. Him being an atheist Jewish Englishman, he sat himself in a synagoge and related how Cromwell lifted the ban on Jews in Britian. For all the bad, obviously Schama found something good too. With the possible exception of Catholics and Irish, surely every person in the British Isles can find something of his liking in Cromwell?