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Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of Great Britain and Ireland from 1653-1658, (1932). Cromwell (1599-1658) commanded the forces of Parliament during the English Civil War. After the war England, Scotland and Ireland became a commonwealth. Cromwell was head of state as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth from 1653 until his death. With a scene depicting a Puritan family saying Grace before dinner. From Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon, 1932.