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Parliamentarian commander and Lord ProtectorPolitics1599–1658

Oliver Cromwell

Parliamentarian commander and Lord Protector of England, Cromwell took part in the execution of Charles I and consolidated a centralized Puritan republic; his campaigns in Ireland and Scotland extended English power.

Closest spectrum
Right
Closest ideology
Moderating Monarchism
Closest personality
Abraham Lincoln
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell
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Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Balanced
    Federal49%
    Unitary52%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy40%
    Autocracy60%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security55%
    Liberty45%
  • Immigration

    Balanced
    Assimilation54%
    Multiculturalism46%
  • Diplomacy

    Balanced
    Militarist46%
    Pacifist54%
  • Intervention

    Balanced
    Non-interventionist48%
    Nationalist52%
  • Economy

    Balanced
    Public49%
    Private51%
  • Control

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning58%
    Free market42%
  • Trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism62%
    Globalism38%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Religious
    Irreligious30%
    Religious71%
  • Morality

    Balanced
    Progressive46%
    Traditionalist54%
  • Technology

    Balanced
    Technology54%
    Biology46%

What sets Oliver Cromwell apart

Most unusual position

Religion

Oliver Cromwell leans further toward religious than 71% of the 444 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 49Oliver Cromwell 30

Of all the axes, Religion is where Oliver Cromwell stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Intervention

On Intervention, Oliver Cromwell sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 48Oliver Cromwell 48

Here they share common ground with most personalities.