Oliver Cromwell

Also known as: Cromwell / General Cromwell / General Oliver Cromwell / Monsieur Cromwell / Oliver · Family: England · Role: general and political leader · First appears: Chapter 37

In chapter 37, Mordaunt, one of Oliver Cromwell’s secretaries, carried his credentials and confidential letter to Mazarin in Paris, acting as his envoy. Amid war with Charles I, Oliver Cromwell sought French neutrality, asking Mazarin to exclude Charles I from France and deny him aid. By chapter 42, Oliver Cromwell had annexed Lord de Winter’s income resources.

At Boulogne in chapter 54, D’Artagnan discovered that Mazarin’s sealed letter was addressed to “Monsieur Oliver Cromwell, General of the Army of the English Nation.” In chapter 56, after Charles I was captured, Oliver Cromwell ordered Colonel Tomlison to take him to Holdenby Castle, and couriers announced across England and Europe that Charles I was his prisoner.

In chapter 57, the capture of Charles I made Oliver Cromwell master of England. He gave Mordaunt custody of two prisoners and later authorized him to remove Athos and Aramis from confinement; he also praised Mordaunt as “a faithful friend, a cautious negotiator, a brave soldier.” By chapter 61, Harrison was acting under Oliver Cromwell’s authority to order Charles I’s immediate transfer to London.