The Instrument of Government
Hello, and welcome to Revolutions, Last time we saw two consecutive legislative of bodies, the Rump Parliament and the Nominated Assembly, abruptly dissolved by men with guns. Despite his reputation as the Slayer of Parliaments, though, it doesn’t really look like Oliver Cromwell was happy to see either go away. Well, I guess in the […]
The Diggers
Hello, and welcome to Revolutions, As we’ve discussed, the really revolutionary part of the English Revolution got going after the end of the First Civil War, leading to things like the army mutiny and the Leveler influenced Putney Debates. Then it picked up steam after the Second Civil War, leading to things like Pride’s Purge […]
In The Name of God, Go
Hello, and welcome to Revolutions, So we left off last time with Cromwell’s final victory over Charles II at the Battle of Worcester. Although for those of you who missed it, I did manage to find some time last week to put together a couple of supplementals, one on John Lilburne and one on the […]
The Crowing Mercy
Hello, and welcome to Revolutions, After Charles I was executed, his eldest, who I’m now just going to start calling Charles II, spent the next year trying to figure out what to do next. There was no question that he was going to make some sort of play to reclaim his father’s throne, but he […]