Compare And Contrast Robespierre And Cromwell

Cromwell and Robespierre: Revolutionaries or Madmen Two leaders that wanted to do what was right for their country, unfortunately both leaders became corrupt with power. Cromwell and Robespierre saw their country’s falling apart by the reigning monarchy, they decide to start a revolution that changes England and France. Cromwell and Robespierre demonstrates their corruption through authority, beliefs, and religion. First, both Cromwell and Robespierre had true heroic intention when the revolution’s started, though along the way they became corrupt. Oliver Cromwell was an England military and political leader, which gained him power. By having an army that supported him, Cromwell was able to defeat Scots and the Northern Royalists in the campaign of Lancaster, and was able to restore order in Scotland. In a bio of Cromwell in Britannica it states that, “Cromwell now hoped for pacification, a political settlement, and social reform. He pressed through an “act of oblivion” (amnesty), but the army became more and more discontented with Parliament” (Ashely, Maurice). However Cromwell order his army to commit the
Robespierre had a different type of authority than Cromwell, he spoke against the monarchy and defended the poor, which earned him the nickname “The Incorruptible”. As well, Robespierre was original against the death penalty and slavery. However when France started to turn against Louis XVI, Robespierre “successfully argued for the execution of the king and continued to encourage the crowd to rise up against the aristocracy” (Maximilien De Robespierre). By those actions Robespierre was able to continue the Revolution, which lead to a blood bath of those who were against the Revolution, turning him into a villain then a hero. Therefore Cromwell and Robespierre where hero’s however gaining to much authority lead them to turn against their own