. An English history with illustrations and maps/ by Symes ; adapted for use in Canadian elementary schools by George M. Wrong. Sir Thomas Fairfax. Moor, in which, when the Scots had fled and the Royalistsseemed to be winning, Cromwell and his Ironsides turned thefortune of tlie day. They were as stubble to our swords,said Cromwell afterwards. We charged their regiments offoot with our horse, and routed all we charged. To Charlesscause, the defeat at Marston Moor was a great blow, and THE EARLY STUARTS 173 from ib he never really recovered Tlie army of the Parlia-ment was steadily improvi
. An English history with illustrations and maps/ by Symes ; adapted for use in Canadian elementary schools by George M. Wrong. Sir Thomas Fairfax. Moor, in which, when the Scots had fled and the Royalistsseemed to be winning, Cromwell and his Ironsides turned thefortune of tlie day. They were as stubble to our swords,said Cromwell afterwards. We charged their regiments offoot with our horse, and routed all we charged. To Charlesscause, the defeat at Marston Moor was a great blow, and THE EARLY STUARTS 173 from ib he never really recovered Tlie army of the Parlia-ment was steadily improving. Though Sir Thomas Fairfaxwas at its head, Oliver Cromwell was its strongest led in re-organizing it on what was called The NewModel. Incompetent leaders were forced to retire, andwhen, in 1G45, the New Model Army met that of Charlesat Nasel)y, it won a complete victor3^. Carisbruokk Castlk, whkrk Charlks I was Imprisoned. For a year still Charles struggled on ; then he surrendered,The strife n^t to the Parliament, hut to the Scots, hoping betwcon j^y thus trusting them to win their support. X ,IlS and T^*-^ ^^6 Scots in their turn handed him over to Independents. tlie English, .-uid he had then to deal with thegrim leaders of the New Model Army. It seemed that m AX ENGLISH HISTORY Charless cause was hopeless. Perhaps it really was, hut hedid not think so, and he counted chiefly on divisions amonghis enemies. These were indeed formidable. The Scots,allied with the English Presbyterians, were resolved to makeEngland wholly Presbyterian and, if Charles would consent tothis, they were read}^ to give him back his throne. ButPresbyterianism, a great many in England did not want:the party called Independents was strong, and theywished to allow avowed Pi-otestants a considerable amountof liberty in doctrine and worship. Cromwell was anIndependent, a
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