What was Cromwell's role as Lord Protector?

Answer 1

Cromwell was made Lord Protector. He refused to becrowned King as he thought that serving God was to run the country, and he did not need the title King to do that. That is why he called himself Lord Protector, because he didnt want to be called King.

Answer 2

He put the taxes up, which is rich seeing the part taxes played in the vilification of Charles 1.He oppressed the Church, carried on foreign wars and attaced the commonality in that he turned the brutal licentious soldiery out on to the Anarchist Diggers in their attempts to work the land. neither did he help the weaker social reformers such as Lilburne! He did shoot their ringleafers, though this was before his elevation to Protector!

You didn't ask, but my impression of him is as a proto fascist!

Answer 3

The Civil War was a result of Calvinist attempts to take over the religious establishment in England and replace it with a presbyterian polity! They used all kinds of social and political Propaganda o stir people up in their lust for the Church! Using King Charles's monetary problems as a goad. These were potentially rough, but as Charles was in a pickle he had very little choice. In this coalition there were discontented Royalists, dissident gentry and nobility, once they had won the war, stolen the Church and killed the King they found that they had nothing in common. They were simply conserving the social system of Charles and not doing as well as he did, !

First of all they were booted out of parliament for incapacity,then they lost their church, more or less, the Anglicans 90% simply stayed away. The Army officers argued with one an other and who was there left but Cromwell? He'd rather have been king, but Lord Protector's next best thing!

Answer 4

Basically he did everything a king did, but, as he was in charge after the civil war, he didn't want to be king. So they gave him the title of Lord Protector.

Hope this has answered your question! :P

Answer 5

He defeated King Charles I in the English civil war. Charles was beheaded and so Cromwell became the Lord Protector.