Henry Ireton (1611-1651) – Soldier and political thinker
Henry Ireton was the eloquent spokesperson for the Grandees of the New Model Army who sided with his father-in-law Oliver Cromwell. At Putney they were pitted against the Republicans and the Levellers, who believed that the King had blood on his hands h
The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651
November 16, 202312m 15s
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Henry Ireton was the eloquent spokesperson for the Grandees of the New Model Army who sided with his father-in-law Oliver Cromwell. At Putney they were pitted against the Republicans and the Levellers, who believed that the King had blood on his hands having fought against and killed his own people. But the radicals feared that ... Read more