Which of these statements about the life of Oliver Cromwell is true? A. After winning the English Civil War, Cromwell appointed himself Lord Protector and took on many of the monarch’s powers.
B. Cromwell was in favor of sparing the life of Charles I as long the king agreed to leave England and go into exile.
C. Cromwell led a brutal invasion of Ireland and treated his opponents in England harshly by suppressing them.
D. Cromwell dissolved the position of Lord Protector before his death so that others could not exploit it in the future.

**THE ANSWERS ARE A & C**

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