Oliver Cromwell - The King Killer Documentary
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At school we learnt about bastille Day, Vikings and WW2. Funny how we never learnt about England's civil wars.
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As a Pennsylvanian, I was struck by how much of my Commonwealth's history was a direct result of Cromwell, his government, and the conflicts of the time. Very enlightening!
Cromwell sacked parliament and made himself sole ruler
( king , lord protecter )
Even naming his son to inherit his position after his death.
Like a king...
Cromwell was an awful man.
Yeah them horrible Puritans and Presbyterian crossed the Atlantic and settled in the mid west and south and stole the native Indian s land there like a plague spreading disease were ever they go🤮
@@kevcaratacus9428He only weeded out the corrupt, lazy and self enriching parasites posing as MPs.
We desperately need a Cromwell today
@@neilgodwin6531 maybe so maybe so .
But he became sole ruler & the parliamentarians didn't fight for that .
Yes Charles was a dick & deserved to die in the end.
But
Cromwell was a bigger tyrant
He banned alcohol and Xmas and everything fun.
He expected everyone to be a puritan like him .
That's why his intended hier his son was thrown out & Charles 2 was welcomed back by the public .
They called him the merry monarch.
@@neilgodwin6531 I agree we need a better government
But atm there are none.
Labour has been s### since Blair *torified* the party.
Corbyn would have been a disaster, a jew hater and terrorist sympathiser .
A cabinet with People like Abbott , can't spell or add subtract simple maths.
Lib dems, pointless woke lefties .
We need a strong leader ,like another Margaret Thatcher
She wouldn't allow all the BS the current Tories do.
Can't trust any of them atm
Monster raving Looney party would do a better job than
anyone else ..
I LOVE how well put together these documentaries are put together! Better than the History Channel during its prime! Keep up the good work! Road to 1 million subs will be here before you know it!
Their well put-togetherness is truly put together very well!
What a wonderful rich tapestry of glorious complexity - so very clearly narrated and adorned with cleverly chosen images… I was both alarmed and amused by how much I did not know - or perhaps had forgotten. Your documentary has inspired me to learn more!
At 40 years old the guy was broke, disillusioned and had no prospects. I felt that.
Then within a few years he was one of the most powerful men in the country.
Interesting story, my landlord is the current owner of Arden farm also known as Cromwells castle, it was supposedly one of his favourite retreats when he wasnt busy.
Fantastic program. A balanced view of a difficult historic character. Very well scripted and delivered. Many thanks D Mullins
The older movie they made about Cromwell, (I think that's the name as well), was a very good movie. Great acting as well
The TV series wolf hall?
The Richard Harris movie
I never realised it was the actor who played dumbledore in the first 2 Harry Potter films,that played Cromwell x
@@jessrosefawkes2721 I know, he was a great actor with a uncanny ability to play a diverse range of characters
Ironically Cromwell was played by a proud Irishman
Cromwell killed 680,000 people in Ireland out of a population of 1.4 million in a war of extermination and his statue stands proudly outside the British parliament in Westminster. One of the admired figure in British history. Tells you all you need to know really.
That number is way,way over the mark 200,000 tops.
There's also a statue of Richard 1 outside parliament but I don't know a single English man who admires him .despite how he's been portrayed in films like Robin Hood we know that he was a terrible king and a vile human being but you don't change history by tearing down statues 😅😅
@@Anglo_Saxon1 What's a few hundred thousand Irish between friends.
It is not for the Irish to decide whose statue sits outside Westminster no more than the British have any authority to tell us to take down Sir Roger Casements Memory from Banna strand. While many of my fellow countrymen see all British and particularly English history only as it effects ROI the fact is it is fitting that he sits across from a place he so influenced at a very interesting time, civil war, signing the death warrant of a king, Lord Protector. A person place in a country’s history is not to be defined by outsiders.
Thank you for another extremely informative and balanced documentary about this complex man of British history. It covers such a critical point of time with wonderfully clear and concise delivery, coupled with exquisite visuals. Thank you once again.🖤🇨🇦
Cromwell wasn't complex
He was a hypocrite.
A tyrant
He had a taste of power and decided not to share it with a parliament.
He was a king under the guise of the title lord protecter.
Naming his son to inherit his throne
He died believing he had created a new dynasty of sole rulers .
But he was hated so much nobody wanted to be ruled by his son .
That's why the people calked for Charles 2nd to take the throne .
@@kevcaratacus9428 At least Charles II was raised to rule…not that he was particularly brilliant at it.🖤🇨🇦
I am SOOOOO grateful for the time and effort you put into the research, the detailed research of this, CZcams video!
Ditto
Excellent. I was particularly interested in the section explaining how he became a bonafide military commander and the evolution of his New Model Army. A superb presentation. Thank you!
Lord Fairfax created the new model army.
Cromwell didn't have a clue about warfare or military tactics .
@@kevcaratacus9428
Oliver Cromwell never lost a battle .... he wasn't the only one responsible for reorganizing the army , but he was the main successful & reliable general who basically won the Civil war for the Parliamentary forces
This Cromwell is almost single handedly responsible for the later establishment of parliamentary democracy , & eventually constitutional monarchy
----- if we don't know anything about this ? ---- we are missing the point dude
@@francisbrewster4948
The bottom line is Cromwell took power & ruled like a king
Naming his son as heir to his throne.
Cromwell died believing he had created a new dynasty of rulers .
That's the only relevant point
This was a thoroughly enjoyable documentary in all regards. This is coming from a seasoned long term fan of documentaries on just about any topic. So I have seen the best of the best, and also the simply plain terrible. This one was worth the near two hours just before noon on my day off work.
Interestingly the Founding Fathers of the U.S were well aware of Cromwell and the English Civil War which they set out as an example of what not to do.
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Fun fact : Washington was Cromwells next incarnation. They’re the same soul.
@@DC_92- Washington was a religious pluralist, not a theocrat. Also, he worked a political revolution, not a social or economic one. Besides those two differences (and many others), you are correct.
@@klausbuck7069 How did you find out ?
Iv'e got 2 more incarnations of that soul for ya too. Crazy to meet someone else who knows!
Washington was almost the exact opposite to Cromwell in terms of behavior and demeanor. Washington always speaks in terms of "Providence," knowing that he should avoid potentially theologically charged language (that could mean different things to different groups). Washington wanted to win the War of Independence; he didn't care about ANYTHING else. Also, most English people of his generation were tired of religious dissension, and couldn't care less about some of the divisive issues during the English Civil Wars. The Methodist and Baptist churches essentially took over the fledgling U.S. in the 18th century. There was NEVER an Anglican Bishop in the U.S., FWIW.
Ahh such a polarizing figure. In the end he was what he fought against when he left his son the protectorate
Not really.... he refused several times the offer of kingship
--- Others wanted his son to succeed him
@francisbrewster4948 Him leaving his son to succeed him was what brought about the Stuart restoration.
@@johnhaydu2627
I dont think that is correct at all directly .... the son resigned himself, within a year
Well ---- perhaps if Oliver had accepted the kingship --- constitutional monarchy ---- his son may have received or been given more authority from the army, ...( i think it was General Monck may have supported him)
... & the new dynasty may have continued instead of the Restoration
As a German I jealously realise how many opportunities England had in the strugle of civic emancipation. O. Cromwell was just a singular figure in it and even not inevetible to come out the like.
From Canada: My family's history was influenced by this whole period. The Farley clan came mainly from NW England commonly called the Midlands and beyond. We were forced migrated in the 1640's to what is now the County of Armagh in northern Ireland. One of the six northern counties. Our religious affiliation has always been the Church of England. When I started doing genealogy I always assumed we were "Irish" but was told in no uncertain terms by an Irish genealogist that we were not Irish but transplanted English. This was a total surprise, hence my study of the history of that era. This video simply confirms what I had learned. If one assumes there are five generations per one hundred years, the Farley's have been in Ireland for 19 generations. Two brothers came to Canada in 1795 and that's how my lineage eventually became Canadian. The fact that I was firmy advised we were not Irish supports the statement that the "real" Irish have never accepted the people transplanted by Cromwell from England and Scotland in the 1640/50's. So be it, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm Irish descent.
You are certainly irish if you family were born in Ireland there is no denying this
Yes them prodestant planters stole Northern Ireland liz 1 then james 1 then that shithouse Cromwell moved scottish and English over to Ireland to Rob the Irish then they crossed the Atlantic enslaved the Africans who were stole from Africa and robbed and murdered the native Indians puritan and Presbyterian shithouses
@@wboyle9721Irishish or Irish Light. Lets not pretend ethnicity is not real. A black man may be English by citizenry but he will never be English.
@@thewolfofgod3908
Seventeenth generations????
At some point we can acknowledge history ---- but also we may as well acknowledge reality hey dude,?
The Midlands are just that. In the middle of England. Not the NW of England.
These really are some of the best history content out there. I go to sleep listening to these. Thanks
I do too! Takes me two nights to watch entirely, but who cares? 😊
Cromwell is one of my favorite historical personalities. While analyzing a person for his successes and failures, this is a must to keep the prevailing situation by then along with strength of the opposing forces in mind. Perhaps Cromwell is the only person who tried to give an end to the more than a millennium long British Royalty. Even his failure because the soon after his death the British parliament swapped its sovereignty with the drastically reduced role of the king and whatever we see the present day constitutional monarchy, it was Cromwell who laid the foundation stone. Thank you once more for such wonderful commentary. I would however suggest to either split such documentary into two episodes. One and half hour is too long to watch in one go.
Cromwell mafe himself sole ruler.
Naming his son as heir to his throne.
He died believing he had created a new dynasty of puritan rulers.
Who do people ignore that fact
@@kevcaratacus9428 AND MURDERED OVER 600,000 Urish people.
So far great as always guys! You always do your best with these videos! Cant wait to the Athelstan one!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
My ancestor Henry Lyon fought with Cromwell and witnessed the beheading of Charles the first . Shortly after that both he and his brother Thomas set sail for what was to become Connecticut in 1649 . It was a very good idea to leave .
Yes a lot off the Puritans rats 🐀 jumped ship when Charlie 11 came after them. Caught up with some off them and dumped Cromwell s head on a spike on the tower 👏👏👏
Yes it al worked out well . Many came to what became the United states and their descendants , largely Scottish kicked the English out 130 years later .
@@DavidBroadley-tw7ks
By the way you may want to check your history ,Cromwell died in 1658 of Kidney disease and is buried in Westminster Abby.
He is also thought of as the father of the modern British parliament .
There is a statue of him outside West Minster .
@@DavidBroadley-tw7ks
The Sickos then dug his body up and beheaded him .
But then of course this are the same people that killed Wallace in the same way 300 years before .
No wonder the English got run out of the colonies .
@robertlyon8876 hope them pigeons are opening there bomb doors and shitting all over him
That was a great documentary, I knew hardly anything about my own country’s history,I’m English by the way,I’ve subscribed to learn even more. Thank you.
The high quality of the narrators voice and delivery would make Edmund Burke proud indeed. Cromwell is one of those historical characters that still needs to get much more proper attention. Your profile has gone significantly forward in that regard. It was nice to see reference to the famous Cecil family; certainly worth a profile of its own. Some of your expositions such as Karl Marx on the distant horizon and cofirming that "indentured servant" was just another form of slavery , will gain more and more viewers to your most credible channel. While Napoleon still gets full on attention, he is basically always studied in a vacumn of history. Oliver Cromwell was the perfect template for what Napoleon became. If one were to do a Plutarch like lives comparison of the two, students will see a connecting bridge of western political evolution which will provide at least a catharsis of understanding for the period from the English Civil war to the American/French revolutions. Thank You.
And thank you, a well constructed intelligent comment is always a pleasure to read.
Napoleon was a great admirer of Cromwell especially his military tactics as I'm certain you know & I can well understand it.
The English Civil Wars had a disgusting outcome for the English and Irish Catholics, taking their land. The Puritans were not Christian by their behavior. No wonder so many came to America to finally have religious freedom.
The popes like the Borgias and De Medicis weren't exactly good Christians with their greed perversions and vanity 😅
Cromwell was a Puritan, he was offered a place in Virginia but turned it down.
who would like to be a christian
As if the Catholics weren't doing it to Jews, Pagans, and Protestants since their inception 😂
I grew up in Scarborough North Yorkshire and was introduced to the man through ‘Oliver’s Mount’ which overlooks the town. Legend told it was a site from which Cromwell fired cannons at Scarborough castle, which it turned out there was no evidence of.
Either way the guy has always been a well known figure in the town even among they young, and as a staunch monarchist I always hated it.
You hated a hill? 😂
@@12345langham no, more how people in the town was proud of and took ownership of the guy.
I live in Wakefield but I go to brid and Scarborough every summer. I’ve never actually been to Olivier’s mount, I’ve been to Scarborough castle. N I agree with u 100%, I’m a staunch monarchist as well, so I would of hated it too. I despise Olivier Cromwell lol xx
@@jessrosefawkes2721 yeah not the kind of guy I would commemorate, but Oliver’s Mount itself is worth visiting if you get the chance, there are beautiful views of the town and the sea from the top!
Strangely, I live in Scarborough now but came from pontefract, where the motto is “After the death of the Father, support the son“ yet the hill they attacked the castle from has Cromwell crescent, Fairfax road, DeLacy terrace, and Oliver’s Mount! Confusing that they name streets after the people who killed the father.
This was really interisting and very well put together
Excellent video. Balanced and well presented, thank you.
i certainly enjoy the attempt here to present a straightforward narrative of events rather than intervening a kind of " game show host " narrator and actor reconstructions.
I saw that movie Oliver Cromwell, we went as a secondary school excursion, I was mesmerised by the actor Richard Harris. I thought the scene where he threw a gold spear thing onto the floor in parliament and yelled something about worthless baubles was brilliant, as a kid living in Australia, never heard of Cromwell and was never interested in the monarchy, after all we were called a bunch of convicts. But this person in history, Oliver Cromwell, really resonated with me as being a rebel, brilliant.
Why should you be interested
@@Stephen-lx9nm and?
Thank you. This took me right back to my schoolgirl history classes.
Enjoyed this, and will no doubt revisit.
Many thanks.
I mean this in the nicest way possible but you voice is so satisfying to listen to that I play your videos on auto-play like podcasts to sleep to 😭
Commendable presentation and research. Dexterously put together ❤️. A great refresher for me. Im hlad i hit upon your channel. Love history. Just sharing a few points.
He stood by what he believed to be right. Was not sold out as some
modern day politicians. Not really corrupt in that sense. However, rewarding prople for support as in the plantations in Ireland etc gives an insight into understanding modern day commissions and cuts. Quid pro...! Also, shows how standing against monarchical absolutism is an organic growth in GB as much as their need to have a monarch even if a titular one. People have a right to grow, evolve and retain their historical evolutionary process. Must be respected. Not any dictatorial impositions.
I can see the house of Warwick in their historical role. Was a student at the university. The best days of my life. Also i recall a house in St Andrews, scotland, where the plaque read....." king Charles took refuge in that house". Now i dont know whether it was Charles 1 or 2nd? But makes my visit to that house suddenly meaningful ! Intriguing and interesting. Though as students of English literature li recall a not very positive attitude for Cromwell but as a student of history and living and experiencing the modern day politics, it does lend a balanced view to happenings and events. The other perspective. Though we as individuals can be the final judges..how an event hits us.
One and a half hour Well spent,productively. Congratulations to the production team. ❤
Ireland: *exists*
Cromwell: “And I took that personally.”
Yep! Poor Old Oliver ended up with his nut on a spike.
@@Paul5520 They had to wait until he died to do that because they didn't have the guts to do it when he was alive, in fact they were all defeated by him.
@@fyrdman2185Ah no! It happened after the restoration when Charlie 2 took the throne. It was one of his first acts as king.
@@markmaher4548He was still dead though .One head for loads of dead Irish he won 😂
@@Stephen-lx9nm And with that one comment? You've just explained why the likes of NI was wracked by terrorism for over 30yrs! With that one comment you've just explained all the anti-catholic laws ever introduced into UK law & the resistance to those laws, including the Catholic Reform act of 1829 pushed through parliament by Sir Arthur Wellesley, you probably know him better as the 1st Duke of Wellington! In otherwords Stephen, you've just shown yourself to be a bigot! Especially for e.g. my example, my RC family came over from Ireland at the turn of the 20th Century, my Great Grandfather, my Grandfather, my Dad & I all served the crown! Both my kid sisters & their husbands are serving police officers. Yet with that one statement? You desecrate my family's service to the crown.
An excellent, balanced video presentation. Put simply, he was Our Chief of Men.
Great documentary! As to Oliver Cromwell, I guess the opinions will continue to be as divisive as ever. One thing appear in his favor, he willingly or not delivered a softer version of French revolution that served as a good lesson for future generations.
Oliver Crownwell was definitely a son of his times. Impossible to categorize using modern classifications. A very complex character, probably the most exotic of his times.
Exactly, very much of his times - the first half of the 1600's was galaxies ago
@@Paul5520 Simplistic and silly observation
@@davidcolley7714you silly boy...get a life...
@@Paul5520your insulting dogs. Go lower please....
@@davidcolley7714 Murdering bastard
Well done. Balanced and well researched.
I would much rather have a plain russet coated Captain, who believes in what he fights for. Knows what he believes, and loves what he knows. Rather than that which you would call a gentleman and is nothing else. Oliver Cromwell.
My favorite Cromwell quote
Damned good docu. Filled with gems of facts and given to us with charming proficiency and productive excellence. Thanks to them all.
Good work. I applaud you.
Thank you for interesting lecture.
Brilliant, thoroughly enjoyed, thank you.
So Cromwell chucked toffs out of the New Model Army. Surely that would make those remaining in the NMA less valuable as hostages? I wonder if this had a notable effect on the way the NMA fought? Less likely to be taken prisoner, more likely to be killed instead? Then again with less variation in class and income they might have felt more comradery with their officer classes?
He didn't chucked them out, lots of the commanders of the New Model Army were Aristocrats like Thomas Fairfax. Cromwell himself was of the Landed Gentry.
Good old Ollie - got rid of an unwanted king (is there such a thing as a 'wanted' king?) but did a lot of harm too.
Oddly
the Protestant Faction
believed and
Still Profess to believe
that Jesus Christ is the
Prophecy of a
Hebrew Moshiach and
establish a Kingdom
as a King out of
a bloodline of kings.
Doesnt sound like they are
Dead Set against Monarchs.
Is it an opinion of a
particular preferred
ascendency ?
:D
such a thing as a wanted king?
Read the next chapter in the history book!
Little known fact Cromwell was a champion grower of not only tomatoes also spring onions, his amazing 'marrers' (marrow's) where a sight to behold
Thorough and well written expose'. Thank you
Totally first class presentation and information
Good balanced documentary on Cromwell. Thank you.
I kind of respect Cromwell in the sense that he fought against what he perceived of the British monarchy being corrupt and overindulgence while the people suffered.
First he was very well off. Then he made himself a king.He stated a war over a religion not to help people.Not a lot to respect. In fact his statues didn't out live him. Plus pretty much everyone looks down on him now.
@@katherinehutton9870propoganda. In Ireland he fought against soldiers not civilians
@@soookimbo6571 And your point is. That not what he did in England. He not only put himself in the highest position as Lord Protector, he tried to pass it down to his son. His last painting has him in full royal regalia. Also fyi he called the Irish barbarians so I would tout that as one of his great feats. Not even non royalist claim him today.
@@katherinehutton9870He refused the title of King
@@somerandomguy5156 he was king in all but name by then he lived like a king but without the title so why did he need it
One of historys great ironies. He became the thing he swore to destroy.
All swept away mere months after his death.
I tbink he liked the power & didn't want to give it up .
He wanted to start a dynasty
Naming his son to inherit his throne .
A terrible man ,
@@kevcaratacus9428 I agree
Despite Kevin trolling here, apparently completely ignorant of so much of this story ---- the "results" weren't as easily "swept away" as you say or think
It was never & no longer possible for an absolute monarch at England --- Olivier Cromwell's victories paved the way for the establishment of parliamentary democracy,
..... & also eventually the British constitutional monarchy
@@francisbrewster4948 trolling???
Are are you in about ?
One reply is trolling in your silly mind is it ?
Just because you have a different opinion ,
give it like an adult & not like a spoilt child.
Have you ever read about Cromwell or Fairfax or any of the accounts of the parliamentary soldiers .
Or how the majority of the regular people felt under Cromwells SOLE rule .
Can you explain
Why Cromwell named his son as heir to his throne ?
His planned future was to create his own dynasty, ruling without a parliament
...
Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely. Sooo true. He certainly did become what he used to despise.
Dropped someone at the Houses of Parliament yesterday (I’m a Black Cab Driver)
It was the Cromwell Green entrance.
There is a statue to the man outside… warts and all.
Not many white cab drivers.
@@starofdavid9919 If you’re contemplating a career in comedy; don’t bother.
I love these videos! Keeps your attention and is informative. Thank you very much!😊❤
Religion aside, a somewhat similar hero, though more thoughtful as an astute social constructor and a successful military commander, was Venezuelan-born Simón Bolívar, liberator of six very troublesome South American countries.
The people of Ireland would have nothing good to say about this man.
19th century nationalist Irish historians rewrote history & did a hatchet job on the story of Oliver Cromwell
@@francisbrewster4948 Cromwell did a hatchet job on the people of Drogheda.
@@starofdavid9919
Well sadly there are no contemporary historical accounts decribing as "massacre" ----- the rules of 17th century warfare were quite different from what we expect today, man
Back then a besieged town may be offered to surrender, where they might march out & perhaps even keep their weapons ----- however if this offer was refused, when the town was captured --- no quarter was given or expected
A beseiging army might lise enormous casualties from disease, weather, starvation ---- apparently the deaths of Englishmen at Ireland was enormous
@@starofdavid9919
Wexford is another town back then
Apparently the sailors of Wexford had preyed on English shipping for years ....they even sold captured English sailors into slavery for extra cash ---- when Cromwell's forces captured the town there was little sympathy for the inhabitants
Bloody nice bloke.
Thank you for posting this video. This is another example of the great production quality and really marvelous, expressive reading we have come to expect from this source. It is very well done, and well worth your time. But I cannot suppress a criticism. Despite the comments below that express appreciation for the lack of bias, it is anything but unbiased - though clearly an effort was made to be even-handed. I am not saying that it was a "hatchet job". It is rather a problem with perspective and world view.
It should be a clue that this "balanced" presentation starts off with the ideologically neutral title, "the King Killer". Yes, that perfectly captures the essence of Oliver Cromwell! It makes him sound like a murderer. The fact is that the execution was done as a last resort, and with the support of a majority of the commons. Charles had shown that he would ever be hatching plots, and the peace of the realm required his death.
The title also downplays the most distinguishing feature of his character -- his intense zeal for God's glory and the good of his country. Without understanding and appreciating the evangelical faith that drove him to such incredible achievements, we can never hope to understand such a man.
If you want to see the side of him that is lacking here, you might want to read "The Lord Protector" by J. H. Merle D'aubigne'.
Love history programmes and movies. Remember watching the movie starring Alec Guinness and Richard Harris as Cromwell: Richard Harris gave a truly epic performance, full blooded in every scene he was in. One of my favourite movies. Thank you for this.
The movie was kind of garbage. The Battle of Marston Moor wasn't even included.
If u hate Cromwell like I do its never gonna be one off your favourite movies is it
@@DavidBroadley-tw7kswhy you hate him did you know him personally 😂
@B_Co.407th do u like people that kill women and children and commit genocide is that alright with you
Gobby Harris playing Cromwell a Irish traitor Alec guiness was a spitting image off Charlie 1
As an Irish man, true and true. Cromwell will always be despised on our island and rightly so. 🇮🇪
People do care. Especially the people who understand their country's history. Cromwell was the spawn of Satan. A mass murderer on the island of Ireland.
Fair play to you from an English man 😊
Nobody cares what you think get overyourself😂@msmissy6888
As an Irishman, you should always be despised on your island that you’ve been the peasantry of England, and you should always despise England. A brave man dies only once, but a coward dies many times.
Thanks for an enlightening and well-produced program, which I nearly missed due to the completely inappropriate title! In my view 'King Killer' gives the impression that Cromwell swung the axe himself, especially to those who just saw the ad, but actually did not go on to watch the program. Pity that.
Also, unless I fell asleep, there was no mention of Drogeda - an infamous episode that occured in Ireland, where according to local sources, many innocent people, including babies, were killed by the English army during the seige of the town. The veracity of this episode is hotly contested by some English commentators.
I live in Huntingdon and pass his school almost every day; I often wonder if I would really like to meet him!
52.43 onwards discussed Drogeda and Wexford.
Well presented
....Manasseh continued to plead for the formal recognition of Jewish settlement in England, and he appeared before Oliver Cromwell in London in 1655 to argue his cause. While in England he wrote Vindiciae Judaeorum (1656; “Vindication of the Jews”) in answer to contemporary attacks on Jews, including William Prynne’s Short Demurrer. He returned to Holland in 1657, believing his mission to have been unsuccessful. His efforts, however, initiated the unofficial English acceptance of Jewish settlement and led to the granting of an official charter of protection to the Jews of England in 1664, after Manasseh’s death.
So slaughter and seize land of your Catholic countrymen, but permit the readmission of Jews....
OMG❤️
It is my understanding that after Cromwell's death years thereafter, another king had him unearthed, beheaded, quartered, and placed his body parts throughout England. If that's true, it showed what Cromwell's DEATH did to the monarchy and they did not want to make him a martyr.
Real good nice man charles the 2nd was
Cromwell and the Puritans had beheaded his father Charles l. So only a symbolic revenge on a dead Cromwell.
@@LindaMerchant-bq2hpthat's why they called him the merry monarch 😂
They did the same to charles the 2nds father only worse to him charles the 1st
A very well done piece, Cromwell was a positive influence over all and history shows he needed to “break done eggs” to make the omelette
A stellar documentary, Thank you for your excellent efforts. I can only hope and wish for more content creator such as you to exist in CZcams
Well, when the king lost the religious autonomy and more importantly its approval by the public. All those concepts came to crushing down which is a fortunate event for humanity in the long run. But, still all those events happened in the name of only serving for the realization of goals that belongs ambitious man regardless of those man having a idealist or self-interested character. Obviously, any important progression of humankind happens for sake of power struggle and the need for shift of power, which is no different than the case of how degression happens. Cromwell with no exceptions fall into such a category in my opinion.
Thank you. You always do an excellent job. He is a hero depending on who you ask!
Very nicely done
very eloquent thank you
Very interesting, thank you.
What the UK needs... another Cromwell...,
His ironsides were undefeated in battle. He was a brilliant general of forces. The west needs a man like him to take a stand for the people.
Does that include roman catholics he butchered catholics just like Hitler done in the 30s in germany to the Jews same shithouse different century different religion
Top tier quality video.
I like Cromwell. One of my favorite historical figures. Thank you for this documentary.
I really think he was an odious character with such a hatred of Irish catholics. Even today, he's probably the most hated figure in Irish history
He wasn't liked by the English people .
That's why after he died they disinherited his son & replaced him with king Charles I son Charles 2nd.
Wats to like him and pym and hampden were shithouses
@@powalsh
Hey dude---- most of the ill-will & stories about Cromwell were authored by irish revisionists historians in the eighteenth or nineteenth century, long after the war & the death of Cromwell & anyone alive at the time
The rules of seventeenth century warfare were far different from what we expect today ----- no one or chroniclers at the time described as "massacre" Cromwell's campaigns at Ireland --- when a city was besieged the garrison was offered to walk out, sometimes even to carry their weapons ---- however ---- if they refused ----- by the time the siege ended the attackers may have lost numerous casualties from weather, disease, starvation etc, so when the town fell, .... no quarter was given or expected in seventeenth century warfare
Satan thanks for your input 😂
Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what/whom the orator was describing. Class A research project!!! Cromwell most certainly achieved many endeavors some for the better😇 for the worse 😈he did well expanding English possessions/prominence/influence. Far away from the emerging British empire.
what a stupid comment
Excellent.
Could do with him today!
We need another Cromwell
@@eshaibraheem4218 Google Cromwells speech of 1654 when he dismisses parliament , as relevant today as it was then.
Like a hole in the head
@@eshaibraheem4218That's why his kind are needed. Get rid of the trough swilling, corrupt sell outs we have now
No we dont
Oliver Cromwell is my 8th great grandfather. through the Parkers of Witwell
His cousins fled to Holland, then to the US. Your many times removed cousn :)
How unfortunate for you.
@@Paul5520 I don't see it that way. ;)
He’s my 8th great grandfather too 👍
I would not even admit to it don't ever say that in Ireland
Good informative video, I never knew so much about my own English/Cromwell history.
awesome!
The only difference between a king and a dictator are the titles.
No, a king is of noble birth, ordained and controlled by God, with a personal lifelong vested interest and commitment along with special training and preparation for such. Sometimes they're good kings, sometimes not.
A dictator is the tragic, inevitable end result of a dying republic, who is nothing but some evil slob off the street. A president is just some guy that won a popularity contest.
Nonsense
@@jonathanfell688 how so?
A king is a public servant and only there by the will of the people.
@@Paul-pz3us dictators are also there by the will of the majority that's what the constitution is all about, regardless of the level of support for an idea there ares you can't cross.
“All the trees said to the thornbush, Come and be our king. But the thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to make me king over you, come and find shelter in my shade. But if you don’t want to do this, let fire come out of the thornbush! Let the fire burn even the cedar trees of Lebanon!” --Judges 9:7-21
Great man
I can only imagine how vile those carpetbaggers displaced the Irish of there properties analogous to Trail of Tears inflicted upon the Native Americans.
The American conquest of the continent was just and right, as was the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
@@noah2633 So genocide has fanboys.
Im sorry to say
Cromwell, most certainly did not take our town
Newark upon Trent
"Easy" 😮
Huntingdon in 1599 was, not surprisingly, in Huntingdonshire - not Cambridgeshire - the boundaries were not changed until the 20th C
Yes a fat Commie spy who foolishly thought himself wiser than King Athelstan changed them
Has been said it was while camped outside Cork that Cromwell caught malaria which contributed to his ultimately demise, health was never right after he left Ireland, like to think those innocent civilians massacred by him were avenged by micro-organisms. Bizarre to see Cromwell's statue outside Westminster Palace given his kingslayer role.
Well as an Irish man oliver Cromwell can be summed up in one four letter word that begins with the letter C
Speaking for my Irish ancestors who partook in the diaspora I say the same thing. He’s a c word of the highest order.
@@stephenhill545 I mean if your sadistic for sure, then his son was a massive failure, and back to the insestuas monarchy it was. .
Ahhh sure he ended up with his head on a spike & properly so.
@@jonnybyrne989 You're just mad your forefathers lost to this Great man lmfao, keep seething paddy.
@@fyrdman2185 and imagine being the most powerful empire in the 19 th century and having to admit defeat to a poor neighboring country with 1/10 of England's population that's gotta be embarrassing..... Almost as embarrassing as idolizing and affluent incestuous family 🤦
Please upload the video of King Charles II of England!
Charles I shouldn't have started suspending Parliament. Made it easier to justify getting rid of him.
Looks like Cromwell started out as fighting the abuses of absolute monarchy, but sadly ended up becoming a king himself in all but name.
The administration of justice is the fundamental and primary responsibility of governors. The form of government and the men that administer the laws are important, but secondary. Cromwell ended the injustices perpetrated by Charles and his minions; especially the persecution of the righteous. It is said that the courts were purged of corruption, so that common man could expect justice. Even admitting Cromwell's faults, he largely succeeded in the most important thing.
The country needs a LEADER
Oliver Cromwell refused to be made a king several times
The Parliament back then was totally corrupt ....this is history there is a lot to learn about it ---- For example ---- back then ---- the Parliament didn't even have Terms!!! Once they were elected they just stayed in .... one Parliament was for 17 years i think, .... until someone decided to hold new elections
He was a great man! I like him.
I'd keep your admiration to yourself if you visit Ireland.
@@davidkeenan5642 I agree. He treated the Irish terrible.
Oliver Cromwell is one of the most controversial figures in the UK!
you should of mention Oliver Cromwells head, madness back then
"We come, by the assistance of God, to hold forth and maintain the luster of english liberty in a land where we have an undoubted right to it."
- Oliver Cromwell
Apparently, Cromwell had a portrait of himself that he kept in his attic, covered up with a blanket.
After he had become quite advanced in years, and after his inglorious career in Ireland, to look upon his grotesque visage was to see Hell itself.
Dorian Gray had the same problem :)
OMG. That’s creepy. Maybe he saw his shame, disgrace and failure.
Outstanding
Thanks!
Thank you!
Brilliant military commander.
As a Puritan and a Whig, this is going to be a pretty exciting watch.
This was... surprisingly excellent. Job well done.
Puritan and Whig?
I'm sure the just announcing that you're a W⚓ would suffice.
@@icemanire5467 What is a W anchor?... eyy now wait a minute you cheeky you.
Horrible prodestant s
@@DavidBroadley-tw7ks My people gave the world:
-Freedom of Religion
-Freedom of the Press.
-Lifted the ban on Jews from Britain.
-Ended the slave trade.
-Ended slavery in the United States.
So, would you please tell me why Puritans are bad?
Berti Ahern, was to meet with Tony Blair in the Halls of Westminster. Berti refused to sit down until the portrait of Oliver Cromewell was removed from the chamber.
I will not sit down with that murderous bastard in the room...not an exact quote but it hits the point
Excellent😊