AAG 1649-1653 The Commonwealth

The History of England

David Crowther

Royal, Queen, Europe, Modern, Parliament, History, Monarchy, Early Modern, Medieval, English, England, King, Politics

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🗓️ 10 November 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In 1649 the English parliament proudly declared that freedom had been restored and that King and Lords had been rejected. But in other ways, the new Commonwealth failed to bring about a new world. True there were difficult problems to resolve with war in Ireland, Scotland and against the Dutch. And naval and commercial achievement was significant. But the English people did not feel they were advancing to a new, better world, and the Rump became deeply unpopular. In the end - there would be a crisis

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0:26.8	18 plus conditions applied play responsibly not available in Northern Ireland. Hello everyone and welcome back to the history of England at a gallop.
0:56.8	1649 to 1653, which covers the story of the English Republic, the Commonwealth, as described in
1:05.5	episodes 411 to 419 in the main podcast series.
1:12.5	Last time on At a Gallup then we finished with the Squelch Plonk,
1:17.3	the execution of Charles I, and the start of a new adventure for England,
1:21.8	and of course, Ireland and Scotland.
1:24.9	There can be little doubt, though, that the majority of people in the three kingdoms
1:28.7	felt little joy at the news of Charles's execution. In both Scotland and Ireland, pretty much
1:35.8	everyone was horrified. They had seen their own king Mullard. Now, in Ireland, the Stuart
1:43.7	reputation was a little conflicted, but in Scotland,
1:48.1	well, look, this was their ancient monarchy, and despite the recent disagreements,
1:55.1	Charles was the latest and that revered line, which at least in part defined their identity,
2:00.7	and he'd been
2:01.5	rudely executed by none other than the old enemy. Argyll had been so right to fear the English
2:09.7	independence. So, their response was swift. They declared his son, Charles II, to be king of Scots.
2:21.6	Oh, and of the Irish too. And the English,
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