The British nation a history / by George MWrong . his face northward. In August, 1648, near Preston hefought a three days battle witha Scottish army, badly led bythe Duke of Hamilton, but out-numbering his own by three toone. It was the first strugglein which Cromwell had held su-preme command, and his vic-tory was complete. Ten thou-sand prisoners, among themHamilton himself, fell into thehands of an army of not morethan nine thousand. By theautumn the war was over, andon November 16, Ireton, Crom-wells son-in-law, the man on the Parliamentary side bestfitted by his studies for the task, made
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . his face northward. In August, 1648, near Preston hefought a three days battle witha Scottish army, badly led bythe Duke of Hamilton, but out-numbering his own by three toone. It was the first strugglein which Cromwell had held su-preme command, and his vic-tory was complete. Ten thou-sand prisoners, among themHamilton himself, fell into thehands of an army of not morethan nine thousand. By theautumn the war was over, andon November 16, Ireton, Crom-wells son-in-law, the man on the Parliamentary side bestfitted by his studies for the task, made a last overtureto Charles for the government of England: Parliamentwas to meet at least every second year and was to controlthe state. Perliaps Charles then had his last chance oflife. Yet, though there were already clamours for hishead, he sternly rejected these proposals. Both sides hadbecome embittered. The view of the victors was thatthose who had renewed the war were guilty of murder;they shot two of the chief officers taken at Colchester,. IIenky Ireton (1611-1G51). THE STUART MONARCHY 375 and sent tlie Duke of Hamilton and other leaders to theblock, and it was improbable that he, whom the army chieflyblamed, should escape. On December 1, 1648, with rudeviolence soldiers took Charles from Carisbrooke to HurstCastle, on the Hampshire coast, where rescue was impos-sible, and when the Parliament protested against this pro-ceeding, on it the army turned. On December 6 and 7Colonel Pride stood at the entrance of the House of Com-mons and arrested, or refused entrance to, all memberswho were thought likely to oppose the authority of thearmy. The Parliament, thus reduced by Prides Purge to little more than one-third of its former strength, nowworked with the party in the state that sooji made up itsmind to destroy the king. Charles was taken to Windsor. Even as late as onDecember 25, 1648, Oliver Cromwell spoke strongly forThe trial and ^^^^ kings life. But Charles would not ev
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