Season 8 · Episode 75
430 The Comeback Kid
With the Commonwelath in chaos, General George Monk holds the key
The History of England · David Crowther
April 20, 202540m 14s
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Show Notes
The Army had mounted another coup, and its Committee of Safety now sought to carve out yet another form of the Republic in the face of the Rump's defiance - and the deep weariness of most of the ordinary people of England and Wales. But all eyes turned to General George Monk. Would his army march for Rump, or Committee of Safety - or some other future? In February 1660 Monk entered London, and before long, people would know.
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