Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 - 3 September 1658) was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was one of the commanders of the New Model Army which defeated the royalists in the English Civil War. After the execution of King Charles I in 1649, Cromwell dominated the short-lived Commonwealth of England, conquered Ireland and Scotland, and ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658, apparently from septicaemia.

Literary comment
Although the names of the relevant figures are not given, it is implied that King Charles I solidified his absolute rule, and that the opposition leaders, including Cromwell, emigrated to England's North American colonies.

Oliver Cromwell in The Two Georges
As he committed regicide when he ordered the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell was a hero to the Sons of Liberty, the separatist organization that sought the independence of the North American Union from the British Empire in the 1990s. The more violent members of the SoL shaved their heads and called themselves "Roundheads," a nod to Cromwell's followers.