Oliver Cromwell

[KittyGirl]

does anyone acctually like oliver cromwell? coz i sure dont , i mean do u think he was a good or bad man?

[raysparx1]

Lets hope so Kitty, nice talking to you, do you mind me asking are you a student ? If you are you are one bright mind,and have a great future ahead of you, Ray

[KittyGirl]

wow, no ones ever said anything like that about me! i am a student, and no i dont mind u asking, im going to be 14 this October, and im hoping to be a doctor when im older, but thanks for saying that, u have no idea how nice it was to hear that for once.

[raysparx1]

Kitty, I am a much much older than you, I am in my fifties, I think it is fantastic that you are learning so much about your country and it's history,you must have a good teacher for history, It is Good that Oliver Cromwell is not about now,your Country is a beautiful part of the world, I think if you want to become a Doctor then you will become one, I would like to wish you a very happy and healthy life,and that you follow the dreams you have, God Bless,take care of yourself, tell your mum and dad they should be very proud of you, Ray

Nox, is from Ireland he is a very bright mind,must be the water you drink !!!!

[xoxdudettxox]

OMG this is soooo wierd coz i jst learnt about him at school!! i cant really say weather i like him or not becoz i didnt really pay any attention!! but i think he was a bad man!!!!

[KittyGirl]

cool! well i had to write a six chapter book on him! we did a mixed view coz we couldnt agree if he was good or bad, so we did it from both views, that way we arent using propaganda to get people to make up their minds about him.

oh and Ray, my name is Rebecca..

[raysparx1]

Well dudett,

you might pick a bit up about him if you read through this lot, didn't you find it very interesting when you were doing it ? I used to mess about in Schoo;,wish I hadn't now though, but you need good teachers to make it interesting, or you get bored.

Rebecca, You really do have a bright future, go for it and follow whatever dreams you have,Travel see the world and always keep an open mind,there two sides to every story, Ray

[KittyGirl]

i hope to travela lot when im older, but i hav done a fair bit of travelling so far, italy, spain, portugal, england, america, scotland and southern ireland, im planning to go to new york and mexico city after i finish sith form, then i have med school, and then i have to get an internship at a hospital, and then residency, im not sure what after that though. maybe retire to sardinia....... i know im dragging on. my chemistry teacher and i frequently talk about what medical schools will be the best, and he's given me career stuff, and a dvd about Queens Uni in Belfast. and im doing it again, what do you do ray?

[raysparx1]

Hi kitty/Rebecca,

I live In north Wales, But I was born and brought up in London, I am Married with 2 Boys well men, they are 31 & 28 I work as an Electrician, You certainly have travelled,that is wonderfull, Have a great life, and enjoy your career in medicine,as I said before a really good question, take care, enjoy your summer break, Ray

[miffy63]

One good thing he did was to cancel Christmas.

[jno]

there's a chance that had it not been for Cromwell, England might still be ruled by the Divine Right of Kings - not too dissimilar to North Korea, I suppose. But many historians would say that things would have changed anyway and that it's largely irrelevant which human beings actually led the changes - if it hadn't been Cromwell it would have been someone very like him. So you just have to balance out the good and bad things he did. As Catso said, it's seldom right to imagine anyone is entirely good or bad.

[KittyGirl]

okay, christmas getting cancelled was not a good thing, i mean how would you like it if u were a kid and you never got any presents! unless you're a jehova's witness, then thats understandable, but i think that everyone (except my unlcle) enjoys christmas