These sections were some of the most interesting i read. It seemed hard to believe that some of the events took place were real. It seemed like a adventure story, complete with hidden alliances and kidnappings in the middle of the night. Also, its never quite fun until there's an execution!
I was sort of pleased at first to see the success of the radicals, but understood the disappointment the levellers felt when there was no drastic change. That was, until, i read the section on Oliver Cromwell entering the debate with Parliament, then simply calling in his army and having them disband Parliament. The man obviously had guts. Imagine being able to just walk into a meeting hall and disband an institution that had been in effect for years and years. Wow. Would've been more impressive still if he'd managed to find a parlimentary system that actually worked.
Well, My head is just spinning trying to keep up with all the back and forth political changes. No wonder there was so much unrest.
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Is "The Other Boleyn Girl" any good? I haven't seen it yet... I was actually really frusterated reading this week because after Cromwell raised hell and after all that fighting and butchering of each other NOTHING CHANGED. I was like, "ok, what was the point of that." I hate reading about war and death when it doesn't seem to have a point or never does any good. Such a waste.
I agree with your observation concerning Oliver Cromwell's guts. He was a man on a mission, and had the power to go with the nerve to disband the Parliament. As for the lack of change it is of course very frustrating when after such a conflict nothing is really resolved. It just goes to show that with war you never get the wanted result, but it is always the first solution.
it's an excellent movie, i swear, even if it's slightly historically inaccurate it's still amazing.
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