Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief

Historian Professor Ronald Hutton gives a talk on Oliver Cromwell's rise to supreme power during the decisive years after the first civil war.

Professor Ronald Hutton of the University of Bristol delivers a talk tracing Oliver Cromwell's career from the divided Parliamentarian camp of 1647 to his seizure of supreme power. The period covered includes the execution of Charles I, the establishment of the Commonwealth of England, and the campaigns in Ireland and Scotland. The talk presents a Cromwell whose political and military leadership was matched by ruthlessness and brutality, examining how he navigated the forces ranged against him. The event lasts 90 minutes at the Levinsky Theatre.