Interesting would he merely push for more parliamentary governance then? Or would the army fracture in on itself over this?Fairfax is reinstated as CinC.(He resigned, despite Cromwell et al wishing him to stay on, over the war with Scotland)
He is by far the best regarded military commander available (see what happened OTL in 1659 when 1200 of Lambert's army deserted him because Fairfax opposed him).
Now he was still wedded to the idea of the Commonwealth in 1650/51 so an immediate return of Charles II isn't likely but the Restoration MIGHT happen a few years early as a different response to the end of the Rump Parliament. I strongly doubt that he would become Lord Protector.
Oliver Cromwell dies, what are the consequences?
Oh how so re the illness part?Immediately, it's going to cause chaos in the Parliamentary army, because the PoD is three days before the Battle of Worcester, during the preparations for the assault. The chances of the result being reversed are minimal, given that the Royalist force was besieged and outnumbered almost two-to-one, but there's going to be at the very least a short period for his replacement (who was Cromwell's 2iC at Worcester?) to get to grips with his new job. This assumes he was hit and killed by random fire from the city. If he died of illness, developing over the previous days or weeks, it could potentially change the entire course of the Worcester campaign.
Immediately, it's going to cause chaos in the Parliamentary army, because the PoD is three days before the Battle of Worcester, during the preparations for the assault. The chances of the result being reversed are minimal, given that the Royalist force was besieged and outnumbered almost two-to-one, but there's going to be at the very least a short period for his replacement (who was Cromwell's 2iC at Worcester?) to get to grips with his new job. This assumes he was hit and killed by random fire from the city. If he died of illness, developing over the previous days or weeks, it could potentially change the entire course of the Worcester campaign.
Oh how so re the illness part?