United KingdomHistory 74 · History
What title did Oliver Cromwell take as leader of the republic after the Civil War?
- aKing
- bPrime Minister
- cLord Chancellor
- dLord ProtectorCorrect answer
Why?
Cromwell, one of Parliament's leading generals in the Civil War, ruled from 1653 with the title Lord Protector. He did not call himself king, and the office of Prime Minister did not exist yet.
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