It’s nice that you think social progress is inevitable and in one direction. History, so far, doesn’t look like that. (View Post)

The little boats helped, but the bulk of the work was done by the destroyers of the Royal Navy and a number of large ships. The little boats mostly served as ferries between the shore and the larger … (View Post)

I think you might just be missing that about 90% of such suggestions are made with knowledge of the above. (View Post)

The “Army” was what the people at the time spoke of. The power wielded by Cromwell and Co. backed by the large number of heavily armed and well disciplined men who followed them. (View Post)

It’s arguable that the end of the Civil War (UK) saw Royalists vs Parliament vs Army vs Levellers vs Moderates. The last being people like Fairfax who wanted a limited, constitutional monarchy. The i… (View Post)