Oliver Cromwell Author:I. E. Levine "One of the great names in history is that of Oliver Cromwell. He was a gentleman farmer, a member of the House of Commons in 1629 when King Charles I dissolved Parliament in anger and began a tyrannical reign. . . . Oliver Cromwell led the forces of freedom in a long, violent struggle to forge a government in which the people would also have a ... more »voice."« less