A test for lactic acid is done to: 1  Check for lactic acidosis. 2  See whether the right amount of oxygen is reaching the body's tissues. 3  Find the cause for a high amount of acid (low pH) in the blood.
English solider and statesman Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was elected to Parliament in 1628 and 1640. The outspoken Puritan helped organize armed forces after the outbreak of civil war in 1642, serving as deputy commander of the âNew Model Armyâ that decimated the main Royalist force at the 1645 Battle of Naseby.
Important Terms, People, and Events. Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon, England, on April twenty-five, 1599. His parents, Robert and Elizabeth Cromwell, were members of the landed gentry as well as Puritans, a sizeable Protestant sect which sought major reforms in the mainstream Church of England.