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Cromwell's associations of Catholicism and persecution were deepened with the Irish Rebellion of 1641, which were marked by massacres (wildly exaggerated in Puritan circles in Britain) by Irish Catholics of English and Scottish Protestant settlers.
Cromwell's influence as a military commander and politician during the English Civil War dramatically altered the military and the political landscape of the British Isles.
Oliver Cromwell was the first to coin the phrase "warts and all." Though he did not actually say "warts and all", the phrase comes from a famous conversation that he made to the artist (Lely) that was painting his portrait after he became Lord Protector.
Cromwell, a brilliant, innovative military commander, exhibited an unusual blend of compassion and ruthlessness as he molded the English army into a professional force.
Cromwell quickly put down an uprising in Wales and proved the effectiveness of the overall generalship by his successful use of infantry in addition to cavalry in a victory over the Scots allied with the king at Preston.
Cromwell proved to be an unusually tolerant leader, especially considering his brutality on the battlefield and his sue of religious intolerance to motivate his army.
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