AAG 1654-1660 Protectorate and Restoration

The History of England

David Crowther

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

4.8 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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The course of the Protectorate was by no means smooth; but by 1658 the prospect of the return of the monarchy was remote indeed, stability had re-appeared, prosperity was returning. With a spirit of compromise and goodwill, it could surely survive Cromwell's death. Had enough been done to reconcile old factions, was there a desire for compromise for the greater good?

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0:00.0	Here we are. A couple of pints.
0:02.4	Great. Neck oil, yeah?
0:03.8	As requested. So, what did you get up to this weekend?
0:07.4	Well, funny story, actually. I befriended this panda,
0:10.4	discovered he had a beautiful singing voice, taught him how to harmonise.
0:13.3	We got a record deal, went on tour, went platinum in Basingstoke,
0:16.3	then broke up due to creative differences.
0:18.4	Right. So that's why there's a panda giving you the finger from across the street then.
0:22.3	That's right, brother.
0:23.4	Stick your neck out.
0:24.7	Beavertown. Never normal.
0:26.5	Visit drinkaware.com.uker.
0:27.9	UK. Enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Hello everyone and welcome back to the history of England at a gallop,
0:56.0	protectorate and restoration, which covers the story of the English protectorate as described
1:01.5	in episodes 419 to 451. You can use Atta Gallup to give yourself a framework for the detailed episodes
1:10.7	that follow if you so
1:12.2	choose, or if you are not interested in the detail, well then that's fine too. The Atter Gallop is also
1:19.2	for you to just gallop through English history. Last time on Atter Gallop, then we heard the story
1:25.2	of the English Republic after the execution of the
1:27.8	king for his crimes. A republic based on the House of Commons as the sole representative of the English
1:34.5	people, not the House of Lords, not any single person, king, president or whatever. We heard how
1:42.7	the Republic founded on a basic principle, an absence of proper free
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