| Cerdic | 12 Feb 2015 3:33 p.m. PST |
Let's do this one as well….. As "1066 And All That" brilliantly described it: Royalists – wrong but romantic
Parliamentarians – right but repulsive So? Which do you prefer? |
Raynman  | 12 Feb 2015 3:44 p.m. PST |
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| The Tin Dictator | 12 Feb 2015 3:55 p.m. PST |
Royalists.
Cromwell was just a wannabe. |
| vdal1812 | 12 Feb 2015 4:30 p.m. PST |
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| pogany | 12 Feb 2015 4:33 p.m. PST |
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Phillius  | 12 Feb 2015 4:43 p.m. PST |
The King. The only people involved who could be called democrats were the levellers. Those guys in Tawny were just self-centred fakers and wannabes. |
| Legbiter | 12 Feb 2015 5:01 p.m. PST |
The Scots. [1] I am one. [2] Hodden Gray + blue bonnet is easy to paint! |
| sneakgun | 12 Feb 2015 5:14 p.m. PST |
God Save the King, even though he's an idiot. |
| James Wood | 12 Feb 2015 5:16 p.m. PST |
Parliament against tyranny (this isn't political is it?). |
| ZULUPAUL | 12 Feb 2015 5:19 p.m. PST |
Parliament… off with the traitor king's head! |
| shelldrake | 12 Feb 2015 5:24 p.m. PST |
Three cheers for The King! The others are politicians, and therefore can not be trusted as far as you can pike them. |
| Gone Fishing | 12 Feb 2015 5:55 p.m. PST |
And another for the King. I've always quite liked Charles, and though admittedly it has nothing to do with the rights or wrongs of the case, the man certainly died bravely. |
| Gennorm | 12 Feb 2015 5:58 p.m. PST |
Parliament, but bear in mind that the war was fought to make the king see sense. |
| Halifax49 | 12 Feb 2015 6:01 p.m. PST |
Anyone who cancels Christmas and was responsible for the first genocide in Ireland is alright in my books.
olivercromwell.org/faqs4.htm
link
link For Cromwell, despot and despoiler! Old Warty Nose! Three cheers for Parliament!
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| Winston Smith | 12 Feb 2015 6:40 p.m. PST |
As a Yank who has been taught precious little in school about it…. I am a Wroyalist. |
 DWilliams | 12 Feb 2015 6:49 p.m. PST |
Another pikeman for Parliament! "I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentleman and is nothing else."
Oliver Cromwell |
| Wackmole9 | 12 Feb 2015 7:02 p.m. PST |
Royalist because Oliver Cromwell rule was one of western history's low points. |
 Endless Grubs | 12 Feb 2015 7:03 p.m. PST |
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| Big Red | 12 Feb 2015 7:10 p.m. PST |
For the King. One Stuart for another. |
| platypus01au | 12 Feb 2015 7:16 p.m. PST |
Level pike for Parliament! John |
| platypus01au | 12 Feb 2015 7:18 p.m. PST |
Though I have heard someone explain the English Civil War by describing the Roundheads as "English taliban". Cheers,
John |
| Moe Ronn | 12 Feb 2015 7:26 p.m. PST |
Cavaliers-better haircuts… |
| DColtman | 12 Feb 2015 7:50 p.m. PST |
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| mumbasa | 12 Feb 2015 8:20 p.m. PST |
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| skinkmasterreturns | 12 Feb 2015 9:22 p.m. PST |
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| Cardinal Hawkwood | 12 Feb 2015 10:11 p.m. PST |
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| Martin Rapier | 13 Feb 2015 12:12 a.m. PST |
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| Khusrau | 13 Feb 2015 12:33 a.m. PST |
The Scots… I still wonder why it's described as the 'English' Civil War, when it started with the Bishop's Wars, and battles were fought in Wales and Scotland. |
| KTravlos | 13 Feb 2015 3:37 a.m. PST |
The Levellers, followed by the Cornish. |
| foxweasel | 13 Feb 2015 4:14 a.m. PST |
The King, perhaps a return to the "Divine right of Kings" wouldn't be a bad thing now. Get some nice new red tunics, very long bayonets and get the Empire going again. Start with somewhere nice, Hawaii perhaps!😁 |
| BobGrognard | 13 Feb 2015 5:15 a.m. PST |
The King. For all of his faults. Rather a monarch than a politician any day. |
| Yesthatphil | 13 Feb 2015 5:29 a.m. PST |
I am glad Parliament won – as it gives us the timeline we have enjoyed … as for sides? No, they were all decent Englishmen … Phil |
| forrester | 13 Feb 2015 5:48 a.m. PST |
It's almost impossible to "take sides" after several centuries of taking constitutional monarchy for granted, and when current political parties don't correspond with the divisions of the time.
It was probably a case of being the right result at the time, but with much nastiness to achieve it, and followed,eventually, by a swing back to a middle ground that probably wouldn't have happened otherwise. |
| mad monkey 1 | 13 Feb 2015 6:24 a.m. PST |
I like a wild cav charge. For da King. |
| mbsparta | 13 Feb 2015 7:11 a.m. PST |
Parliament rules … Royalist drool |
| Regards | 13 Feb 2015 7:46 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Montrose. Erik |
| Some Chicken | 13 Feb 2015 7:52 a.m. PST |
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| Timmo uk | 13 Feb 2015 8:34 a.m. PST |
The King. Cromwell banned plum pudding, amongst other things. Miserable git. |
| Black Cavalier | 13 Feb 2015 9:49 a.m. PST |
Pro Rege et Regnum "How do you know he's a Royalist?"
"Tattooed on the back of his neck." Actually, the royalist tattoo is my across my upper back. |
| Cyrus the Great | 13 Feb 2015 10:55 a.m. PST |
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| Robert Burke | 13 Feb 2015 11:17 a.m. PST |
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| Razor78 | 13 Feb 2015 11:47 a.m. PST |
As my English ancestors sided with the King then I do as well!! |
| Axebreaker | 13 Feb 2015 12:25 p.m. PST |
Royalist as I enjoy the story of Rupert and Montrose. Christopher |
| Aviator | 13 Feb 2015 4:00 p.m. PST |
Cromwell, God's Englishman…. But my ancestors were Cornish, so hard to decide! |
| Fried Flintstone | 13 Feb 2015 5:28 p.m. PST |
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| corona66 | 13 Feb 2015 8:52 p.m. PST |
The Scottish Covenanters, who fought both Royalists and Parliamentarians at different times. |
| recon35 | 14 Feb 2015 10:35 a.m. PST |
Scots. My great, great, etc. Grandfather, William Gowan, was captured at Dunbar, sold into bondage and shipped off to New England. |
| BW1959 | 15 Feb 2015 7:55 a.m. PST |
For the king, because I can't stand Cromwell, and am part Irish. |
| Mute Bystander | 17 Feb 2015 7:02 p.m. PST |
There was an English Civil War? Okay, I did know that (but not much more, being an American,) but my preference is neither. I avoid this family squabble the way a cop wants to avoid a "domestic violence" call – both sides will be against you when you show up. Civil Wars are never nice no matter how the winner paints the end result… |
| Mike O | 09 Mar 2015 12:51 p.m. PST |
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returns from Mexico with a new vision for making palm trees from scratch.
