Season 8 · Episode 56
417 Kicking the Rump
Once more, parliament falls short of the expectations of the people. And more importantly - of the Army's hopes
The History of England · David Crowther
October 13, 202438m 37s
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Show Notes
The promised land looked for so longingly by so many seemed in 1653 to be stubbornly remote. Legal reform blocked, religious programmes cancelled, an apparently corrupt parliament, high taxes, and still no fresh elections - rulers seemingly interested only in war and exploting power foir their own advantage. In the Army Council of Officers the resentment was mounting.
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