Preston 1648 - Cromwell Ends the English Civil War - Kings and Generals Reaction 

Executing enemy royals after their defeat can sometimes be kinda tragic too. Here in Mexico after our war against the French invaders, Emperor Maximilian had to be executed or else conservatives would try to bring him or his family back, after all this was the second time they did it. Sadly though, Maximilian appeared to be a genuine benevolent ruler, someone who actually cared for his subjects and wanted to make their lives better, so much so that he alienated his conservative and French backers. A good man in the wrong place it seems.

Hey nice tee shirt! In all seriousness, your supplemental information, combined with K&G’s stellar visuals and storytelling, has made this complex and multi-sided conflict infinitely more understandable. Thanks as always for your perspective and providing a basis for discussion!

Hi Chris, would you consider reacting to some more of Historia Civilis' roman history stuff, I know you are a fan of the exploits of J Caesar. Much love from Brighton, Uk

My family was part of the great migration in 1638-40 Rev. Young's was part of my descent this is all very interesting to me. Thank you for bringing it to light

Thank you, Chris, I enjoyed this as found it much more interesting than at school! Best wishes and keep up your good work - love your Vlogging through History ! From a Sussex resident

Man, I really enjoy your reaction videos. I also like your original content too. I think your one of my most frequented subscription on RU-vid.

Love learning about the local history in my area

I'm a distant relative of the Clan Hamilton (through the Swedish Lines of the Family). The Duke was Captured at Preston and was Executed before the King in Westminster. His Brother Recieved the Duke Title but he was Equally Unlucky on the Battlefield and met his demise during the Battle of Worcester 1651.

The trial of Charles is great! The video and the music is really cool

My brain registered that shirt as a Wolfsburg shirt lol

Hi, Chris, this is a brilliant series, hopefully we look at the third civil war next.

Hey :D I haven't had the time to watch this series yet (planning to later tonight), but I wanted to recommend EH's recently-concluded series on the Crimean War before I forgot to haha. It's really good, and -- from the perspective of an art student rather than a history student -- I'd say its say its probably one of their best series to date, the visuals are amazing. Love your videos Chris!

I can't wait for the musical sequel where Alexander Hamilton becomes Duke of Scotland

It is so fascinating to see relatives in the past participate in history!! I’m going to feel like Chris talking about his historical connections 😂… but the current Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, is Alexander Douglas-Hamilton… who is actually cousins with my father and I am named after his uncle, my grandfather.

Hey man, how are you? I'm brazilian, discovered your channel a few days ago and loved it. You have some videos in which you talk about the American Civil War and, because of that, I wanted to tell you about something just for curiosity purposes. Here in Brazil we had a famous artist, Rita Lee, who passed away in May. She was a granddaughter of American confederated immigrants from Alabama and Tennessee, who establish themselves in Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Sao Paulo state. Her father, Charles Fenley Jones, named her 'Rita Lee' because of the confederate general Charles E. Lee. Together with her grandfather, after the Civil War many of American families comed to Brazil and builted entire cities, such as Americana, also in Sao Paulo state. Actually, even William Hutchinson Norris, a proeminent confederate figure, Mexican-American War colonel and Alabama senator, immigrated to Brazil after the Union victory. That time slavery was still legal here and Norris began a cotton plantation near Santa Barbara d'Oeste. Also, he became a imperial congressman for the state of Sao Paulo and had a friendly relationship with Brazil's Emperor, Dom Pedro II. Your videos made me remember this and I think it would be interesting to share with you and your audience. Your content is amazing. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Brazil! 🟢🟡 [Sorry if I didn't write something correctly]

But Charles 2nd was immediately proclaimed at Pontefract & in Scotland at his father's death. Charles 1st new this would happen, that is why he chose to continue the fight because if successful his son might have no need to fight for his throne. Many places declared for the King in 1648, including parliamentarian leaders who turned sides because of the growing despotism of men like Cromwell. No English side was ever going to make England a Covenanter nation. The Royalists were firm Anglicans, While the Army & Parliament were Independents or Presbyterian/Puritans. The mutual antipathy continued between the English & Scots, as of centuries before. To Charles, parliament was an advisory council whos deliberations he was not bound to follow, which had gone beyond it's remit & risen in rebelion against his legal authority. He sensed his enemies internal factional desputes, & hoped they would self destruct, giving him his chance to regain control.

Green, Cornwallis, Morgan, Tarleton. The southern battles of the Revolutionary war seem to be forgotten. Would love if you ever did a series or even some reactions on it. As a northern now in NC I knew nothing about these battles or their significance

It's never occurred to me before that this civil war is analoguous to our own civil war, where "the butcher" Grant and his conscript army of working class northerners against against the Cavalier South with it's own ideals of glory and chivalry. Even more the way the aftershocks of the English civil war sent waves of political exiles here into THIS country to continue the battle on a new blank canvas that led eventually to our own little fracas of 1861-5.

Im related to Colonel Daniel Axtell the regicide who knew served under Cromwell.

Loved the video! If I can make a request, I think you'd love the video 'Thomas Jefferson DID NOT have children with slaves' by Leather Apron Club. This video challenges the Sally Hemings narrative which you have touched on before in your videos.

Taking a swing in the dark, but I don’t think Prince Rupert kept that letter on him for the rest of his life.

Chris congrats on being in Dawn of history’s video👍👍

I'm glad you're there to remind me of what factions like The Covenanters want b/c I do find it touch to follow. Yeah, not an historian, here. lol

I thought it was interesting that the Ironsides didn’t leave the field of battle and won most engagements because of this, here’s what I learned: 1 - they were puritans (super religious) 2 - they didn’t drink or gamble 3 - they often attributed their victories to god and refused to take part in the traditional spoils of war by raping looting and murdering.

If Charles had capitulated to some minor reforms (such as no longer dissolving Parliament at will), he probably could've satisfied enough Parliamentarians to drive a wedge between the factions. Instead, King Charles refused compromise, and found himself away from his torso.

A trailer for Napoleon just dropped!!!

8:20 totally related to Rick Astley.

Right. Having a standing army is viewed as an act of tyranny. An example was when Ferdinand II tried to create an army of the Holy Roman Empire

Woo, my home town.

The Preston battlefield is now lost under the modern town, so even if you go there now is nothing to see due to the rapid development during the industrial revolution

Can you do a video on Pax Tube "Why the French Revolution was worse than you though?" The creator has some biases, but I would like to see a secondary opinion on it.

The map is a very off. Northampton is pretty much directly south of Leicester, not east of it. Northampton->Leicester->Nottingham->Sheffield is basically a straight NNW line, with each served by the M1 Motorway. The Zoomed in map is a better location wise, but incorrectly shows Rutland Water. Which a 20th century man made reservoir

Episode 6?

Hungary created a standing army The Black Army during the medieval period and that ended up keeping them powerful enough to stay independent for centuries (until merger with Austria). Britain might have survived because of their natural fortification (the sea), but without that we might have been swallowed far earlier.

Question do you have an Q&A email to ask about a specific topic?

What do you think would have been the outcome if Cromwell had wanted to make england into a republic similair to the french republic? how woulld history have changed, would scotland have ever come under the crown if the scottish monarchy didnt inherit the english throne.

I ordered one of your hoodie but it's way too small for me, how do I return it to get a bigger one?

I never understood why they didnt execute Napoleon after Waterloo

Is it true that some German planes during WW2 were never shot down but went down anyway if so why didn't we give a medal to the mechanic who built the planes

Would those revolts today be considered insurgencies?

I find it very interesting Cromwell lost his life only five years after the King was killed. I suspect poison, because being on many a battlefield is hard work. So him dying five years later something does not pass the smell test.

Are the similarities to the American revolutionary war not truly remarkable. Tax and treatment

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Long live Charles II

Im so early 😩

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