Author: dickshistory

Time to get the back story for our future king. Turns out he really likes the ladies. Here he is as a kiddie with sister Mary, brother James, Henrietta and Henry plus the doggies.

Yes, the monarchy is gone long live the revolutionary government under dear leader Oliver Cromwell. But will it go well? Do these guys know what they’re doing? I think you know by now what humans are like so probably know the answer. But we do have a nice new seal.

It surely is curtains for Charles. E’s not pinin’! ‘E’s passed on! This king is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed ‘im to the perch ‘e’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is metabolic processes are now ‘istory! ‘E’s off the twig! ‘E’s kicked the bucket, ‘e’s shuffled off ‘is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-KING!! (Thanks to Monty Python for that)

Well that will certainly challenge Parliament. How on earth do you try a king? Don’t panic, humans are very inventive.

While Charles is messing around trying to outsmart his judges, there’s lots and lots going on elsewhere in Europe. We have to get an end to the wars of religion (badly named but still deadly), we have Philosophers thinking so they so they are and sundry odds and sods. Time to catch up.

Charles may be a glorious king with nobles running his army but Cromwell has come up with something different. The new model army with soldiers totally committed to a revolution.

It’s come to this. Charles hates parliament and parliament hate Charles. Initially, neither side will be much good at it which makes no difference at all to the common smellies who happen to be in their way. Here’s brave Rupert, Elizabeth’s lad with his trusty poodle sidekick to bravely lead the royalist charge. Or if you’re on team parliament, it’s Rupert and his devil’s agent.

We’ll meet new player Oliver Cromwell. Archie Laud will have his head off to make the Scotties happy and they will be happy. Charles is so annoyed with parliament that he will start belting them but he isn’t that good. Queen Mary will come to save him. Here’s a picture of Oliver.

Charles wants parliament to just approve the taxation so he can get on with wasting money. Parliament want thier old grievances addressed before they will think about pocket money. To make it worse for Charles, his mother in law has moved in. Can Charles make things worse and you know he can. He’s very good at it.

Charles is over parliaments. Who needs them? They just give him grief so he’s going to try going it alone. Then he can have fun and the cash is just sure to keep rolling in.