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Cromwell is seen as a hero in Britain, the guys above go into more detail as to his legacy on politics in that country. We could talk all day about the power the Crown had before and after the Magna Carta, the Civil War and Restoration but it’s safe to say that the English King never had as much absolute power as his counterparts in France and Spain.Thanks for the detailed reply. My knowledge of English/Irish history would try to fill the head of a pin. I remember visiting London, years ago, and seeing the statue outside of Westminster Abbey, (I think it was.) Then I ran across the article in the old periodical and it was an interesting read. Cheers!
I’d say that goes back to William the Conqueror, when he gave vast tracts of land as the spoils of war to the guys with him at Hastings. The nobility always had more say in England than the other European kingdoms. This ultimately became the British Parliament, but I think Cromwell was the final death knell for the authority of the crown. 100 years after the restoration, the American revolutionaries were really fighting the Prime Minister, not the King.