The Battle of NasebyThe Parliamentarian New Model Army defeated the Royalist Army.
Memorial at the battlefield in NasebyIt was a decisive victory in Oliver Cromwell's rise to power, the Cromwell tyranny, and the Commonwealth of England.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The Battle of Naseby
June 365 years ago – on the 14th in the old calendar, 24th in the new – the Battle of Naseby was fought.
The Battle of Naseby
The Parliamentarian New Model Army defeated the Royalist Army.
Memorial at the battlefield in Naseby
It was a decisive victory in Oliver Cromwell's rise to power, the Cromwell tyranny, and the Commonwealth of England.
The Battle of NasebyThe Parliamentarian New Model Army defeated the Royalist Army.
Memorial at the battlefield in NasebyIt was a decisive victory in Oliver Cromwell's rise to power, the Cromwell tyranny, and the Commonwealth of England.
My ancestors fought for the Royalists, so this is something I simply can not celebrate.
ReplyDeleteGiven the way this post ends with a sentence containing "the Cromwell tyranny," I find it hard to see that this is a celebration, sir.
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