The English Civil War
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The English Civil War
The Civil War led to the trial and execution of Charles I and the replacement of the English monarchy with first the Commonwealth of England (1649-53) and then with a Protectorate (1653-59), under the personal rule of Oliver Cromwell.
English Civil War (Part 1) (video)
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Interesting Websites on the English Civil War
- The Early Stuarts and the Commonwealth: James I; Charles I; Cromwell.
- Article on the English Civil War from the 9th Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- Oliver Cromwell, English soldier, statesman and Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
- Detailed biography of Oliver Cromwell, written by Alexander Nicolson in the 1870s.
I had rather have a plain russet-coated captain
"i had rather have a plain russet-coated captain that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a gentleman and is nothing else."
-- Letter from Cromwell to Sir William Spring, 1643.
Cromwell's Character
"A devotee of law, he was forced to be often lawless; a civilian to the core, he had to maintain himself by the sword; with a passion to construct, his task was chiefly to destroy; the most scrupulous of men, he had to ride roughshod over his own scruples... ; the tenderest, he had continually to harden his heart; the most English of our greater figures, he spent his life in opposition to the majority of Englishmen; a realist, he was condemned to build that which could not last."
-John Buchan
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TheWhistler
Apr 6, 2011 @ 9:32 pm | delete
- The fact that Cromwell's victory didn't take and the monarchy was returned shows the Englishes favoritism for a constitutional monarchy. Thanks for the lens.
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