Season 8 · Episode 40
404 A New Model Coup
Fairfax and the New Model take events into their own hands
The History of England · David Crowther
May 5, 202450m 30s
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Show Notes
In July, England had the prospect of king, Fairfax and Army triumphantly entering London with a new, open and tolerant constitution and a bright future. But Charles had killed that. So, in the face of the hostility of parliament, and fortified by their Solemn Engagement, the New Model Army decided to take England's future into their own hands.
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