It's the Twentieth of April...

wyndysascha · #1 Apr 20, '12, 2:02 pm

... which is a great day to write a quick post on a Catholic forum about England's favourite near-genocidal Puritan, Oliver Cromwell!

On this day in 1653, Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament, the remnants of the old Parliament that had prosecuted the war against Charles I. There's a very interesting blog post about the speech he gave (?) while telling the Members assembled, "In the Name of God, Go!" right here.

I think my favourite line has to be, "Ye have no more religion than my horse!".

Edmundus1581 · #2 Apr 20, '12, 3:29 pm

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I think my favourite line has to be, "Ye have no more religion than my horse!".

Great quote, thanks!

And, lest there be any misunderstanding, I know that we are acknowledging the quote, not the man, whom you call "England's favourite near-genocidal Puritan, "

wyndysascha · #3 Apr 20, '12, 4:17 pm

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And, lest there be any misunderstanding, I know that we are acknowledging the quote, not the man, whom you call "England's favourite near-genocidal Puritan, "

Absolutely: anyone reading this, please do not engage in either genocide or Puritanism, those things being considered unacceptable in polite society.

Pearl of Tyburn · #4 Apr 22, '12, 4:15 pm

Thanks for giving "dear ol' Ollie" a mention.....Was it one of the Parliament members who shot out that juicy retort? I like him already

Ha, ha, I'm thinking Cromwell would have all three of our heads on a platter right now if he heard us being so cheeky! Where else could an Englishman, an Australian, and an American smart off Cromwell in unison but on a Catholic Forum, LOL?