Several MPs had commanded the Parliamentarian army. Of these, the
strongest was an East Anglian gentleman farmer named Oliver Cromwell. He had
created a new "model" army, the first regular force from which the
British army of today developed. Instead of country people or gentry, Cromwell
invited into his army educated men who wanted to fight for their beliefs.
Cromwell and his advisers had captured the king in 1645, but they did
not know what to do with him. This was an entirely new situation in English
history. Charles himself continued to encourage rebell
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