Cromwell, Bridget, daughter of Oliver, married to Ireton, 105 Cromwell, Elizabeth Steward, mother of Oliver, 42, 233 Cromwell, Henry, son of Oliver, 232 Cromwell, Oliver, his fame, 1; forces which produced him, 7; youth and early manhood, 14; seat in Long Parliament, 41; parentage and birth, 42; his marriage, 43; his Puritanism, 43; hatred of Church of Rome, 44, 56; removes to Ely, 45; supports Petition of Rights, 45; his indifference to political theory, 46; his piety, 47; his religion, 48; personality, 50; impatience of system, 53; his suspicion of the Episcopacy, 56; captain in 67th Regiment, 58; his kinsmen at the battle of Nottingham, 58; his troops, 65; his military genius, 68; his troop of horse, 70, 72, 73–75; promoted to a colonelcy, 74; his letters, 76; his tolerant spirit, 77; bearing toward Episcopalians, 78; as cavalry commander, 79; dubbed Ironsides by Rupert, 81; his relief of Gainsborough, 82; at Winceby, 83; his generalship, 84; member of Committee of Both Kingdoms, 85; at Marston Moor, 87–90; his training of troops, 91; distrusted by Presbyterians, 92; the real head of the army, 94; Montrose not comparable with him, 95; at Naseby, 96 _et seq._; takes Winchester, 98; his rule after First Civil War, 99; compared with William III., 101 _et seq._; his uncompromising spirit, 102; his children’s marriages, 104; his religious spirit, 105; his letters and speeches, 105, 106; on reconstruction, 109 _et seq._; not extreme against Charles, 114; efforts toward agreement with King and Parliament, 118; favors army against Parliamentarians, 119; at Pembroke, 121; his view of the Scotch, 123; his reception at Edinburgh, 131; his position at close of Civil Wars, 132; motives for joining Independents, 133–135; favors the regicide, 137, 139–140; his ambition, 142; his army, 145; his Irish campaign, 151 _et seq._; his cruelty at Drogheda, 155; Wexford, 158; contradictions of his character, 159 _et seq._; letter to John Cotton, 160; excellent conduct of Irish campaign, 162; summoned from Ireland by Parliament, 163; advances on and retreats from Edinburgh, 167 _et seq._; at Dunbar, 170–172; his dispute with the Kirk party, 172 _et seq._; his clemency, 174; attacks Charles II. at Worcester, 175; champions Independents, 179; policy toward Parliamentarians, 180 _et seq._; his views on Dutch War, 184; defeats non-reëlection bill, 186; his statesmanship, 188 _et seq._; his sermon to the Assembly, 191 _et seq._; despotism, 195; first Protector, 197, 199; his peace with the Dutch, 201; his conflict with Parliament, 202 _et seq._; his government a tyranny, 210 _et seq._; suppresses the ale-houses, 213, 214; declines the Kingship, 215; his views on liberty, 219;