Oliver Cromwell (part 1)

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was an english statesman and leader. He led the puritans as general to victory in the civil war against King Charles I and gave all authority to the parliament. But in 1653 he took the power himself and ruled as lord protector over England, Scotland and Ireland. Under his reign England flourished and its rise to world power began. Although his reign lasted only for five years - until his death in 1658 - it has changed England forever.

Oliver Cromwell - The Puritan Caesar

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[uafchris]

@gespb32 The people he massacred in Ireland were mostly Irish and English Royalist soldiers/prisoners, not civilians. Also his atrocities were not particular horrific by the standards of the day, the Irish Catholics troops he come to stop were just as bad if not worse.

[TalonMercenary]

@mcproductions91 No, he's one of my heroes for the way he revolutionised the English army into the best in the world during his day. The new model army was unstoppable in Europe for many years and transformed a poor mercenary army into a fine professional fighting force

[beckysharkgirl]

I found his voice scary...

[pinquifrustri]

@uafchris He slaughtered civilians as well, and many others were deported to Bahamas and Barbados.

With regard to the "royalist soldiers", whereas it is suitable for the English, it is not so much as to the Irish. Irish Catholics had no political reason to support Charles I's absolutism, but they supported him because he would respect Catholicism in the island. Salutations.

[uafchris]

@pinquifrustri Cromwell massacred English and Irish ROYALIST SOLDIERS and prisoners at Drogheda, exactly as I said.

[prawn2003]

why am i watching this?

[pinquifrustri]

@uafchris Well, perhaps you'd need to take a look on what happened in Drogheda...

[1927gallagher]

The part at the beginning where Cromwell rails against all the ornaments of Popery is pure invention. Cromwell was an Anglican, and the Church of England has never been protestant in any real sense, only being born so Henry VIII could divorce Catherine of Aragon. In fact, Cromwell was to turn on the true protestants savagely after the civil wars were over.

[Dodgyisonfire]

Does anyone know what the music playing from 3:32 - 5:31 is?

[Kalydosos]

@uafchris Very good points..

[uafchris]

@qvoprimum And where are you from may i ask?

[qvoprimum]

@uafchris Fucking english, that´s why you starved millions of Irish to death. Now the muslims are gonna give you in your arses for good measure.