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Charles I and his Roundheads….?

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Charles I, after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Um, spot the bloopers in this article.

These are the two I came upon, and I’m afraid I didn’t read the rest of the article.

  • “….An already very unpopular Charles I and his Roundheads were defeated during the English Civil War in 1645 by the Parliamentarians (Puritans), led by Oliver Cromwell….”
  • Oliver Cromwell “ceased” control of the kingdom.

As far as I recall Charles I had the Royalist/Cavaliers on his side, and the only time Cromwell “ceased” control of the kingdom was when he turned up his toes!

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  1. Marlette Van der Merwe Avatar
    Marlette Van der Merwe

    How on earth did this get published?!!

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    1. super blue Avatar
      super blue

      If only we knew.

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  2. tanya-salpe Avatar
    tanya-salpe

    ….An already very unpopular Charles I
    It is not true? 😦 I read this article only

    Click to access chernov-painting-hals-the-dutch-refuse-to-help-charles-i.pdf

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