Friday, June 24, 2011

The Battle of Naseby

June 366 years ago – on the 14th in the old calendar, 24th in the new – the Battle of Naseby was fought.

The Battle of NasebyThe Battle of Naseby

The Parliamentarian New Model Army defeated the Royalist Army.

Memorial at the battlefield in NasebyMemorial 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.

Not to be amused by. Cromwell's rule is not to be amused by.

Balance of power may be a good thing, but that is certainly not what we have now.

The English Civil War may be seen as the first step on a road to an absolute democracy, an absolute, omnipotent House of Commons.

Not to be amused by.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 24, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    The Cromwellian forces have once again risen, this time in Scotland in the form of the ''SNP''.

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  2. AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    The first step on the road to absolute democracy? Oh heavens, no.

    Good grief but there are some real whack jobs writing on this site.

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  3. J.K. BaltzersenJune 25, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Do you have any real arguments, Mr. Anonymous (June 25, 2011 4:59 PM)?

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  4. J.K. BaltzersenJune 27, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    BTW, if anyone should be in doubt, it is the omnipotent House of Commons of today that is meant.

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  5. Kevin McCreaJuly 21, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    I think the rise of Cromwell was a good thing. It gave England enough of a taste of republicanism not to want more. Well, actually, it was more like military dictatorship with the complicity of Parliament, but however you want to look at it, the people decided that it wasn't going to work out, and turfed the system after Cromwell's son inherited the throne. I guess they figured if they were going to have a king, they might as well have a legitimate one rather than a flimsy pretender.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2012 at 2:40 PM

    Oliver nearly had it so right. Monarchy is primitive and a usurper of patriotism, whilst constitutional monarchy is a fudge and a fraud unworthy of the British people. Cromwell was ahead of his time and couldn't find a solution, but he led the way to the American Revolution, which did.

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  7. J.K. BaltzersenJanuary 5, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    Yes, the courageous Mr. Anonymous praises the “wonderful” American Revolution. Look where it got us. Impressing!

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