Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon, England, on April twenty-five, 1599 and was known as a radical puritan. During the English Civil Wars he served as a general on the parliamentarian side. From 1653 to 1658, he served as lord protector of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. He died on September 3, 1659, in London. He was one of the most controversial historical characters in the Irish history. He was hated by the royalists for his role in the execution of Charles I, and unpopular with many parliamentarians who disliked the tyranny of the army. Moreover his destruction of Scottish and Irish Campaign has blackened his reputation. But on the other side some people considered him as a hero because of his victory in several battles and for the abolition of monarchy.
In this quiz, we will be more interested to the vision of Cromwell given by artists to the society. Furthermore, several artists represented Cromwell in their work such as painters, poets and even singers. But what is has to be noticed is that even centuries after his death, people still have mixed feelings toward him. He is depicted differently according the different artist. All these portraits which represent Oliver Cromwell, emphasize also an evolution in the way of represented the historical figure .
Now good luck with the quizz !
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Cromwell did a conquest war in 1649-53 of Ireland during the War of the Kingdom.
Question 3
It is a popular song in traditional Irish music. It is a slow, mournful ballad with a somber theme and has no chorus.
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Artists use propaganda to represent Cromwell and highlight the power in his hands.
Question 6
We need to remind some historical element. Indeed , in the XVII th century The paintings or the representations of people were really unusual . Only the people who belongs to the upper class could pay an artist to represent themselves. That historical element can explain why most of the portrait of Oliver Cromwell depicted him as a perfect powerful man .
Question 7
Cromwell wanted Lely to paint him warts and all since the lord protector wanted a realistic portrait, and that is what Lely has done as we can notice all the defect. That way of painting a political leader is rather a novelty because at that time most of the leader expected portraits wich showed them in their best light possinle.