The British nation a history / by George MWrong . ce, Charles promised that only those ex-cepted by name from the amnesty should be punished forthe late events. Thirteen concerned in the death ofCharles I were hanged, drawn, and quartered for himself witnessed some of the executions, whichwere at Charing Cross, convenient to Whitehall; and uponhim is the dark stain of havingbroken faith with men to whommercy was offered. Sir HenryVane and General Lambert liadbeen conspicuous opponents of tlieStuart monarchy, but they werenot regicides, and to them life hadbeen promised. Yane wa
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . ce, Charles promised that only those ex-cepted by name from the amnesty should be punished forthe late events. Thirteen concerned in the death ofCharles I were hanged, drawn, and quartered for himself witnessed some of the executions, whichwere at Charing Cross, convenient to Whitehall; and uponhim is the dark stain of havingbroken faith with men to whommercy was offered. Sir HenryVane and General Lambert liadbeen conspicuous opponents of tlieStuart monarchy, but they werenot regicides, and to them life hadbeen promised. Yane was a manof stainless character and of greatcourage, but Charles, afraid of hisinfluence, sent him to the blockon June 14, 1G62. Lambert spentthe remaining thirty years of lifein prison, as did many of the regicides, but about twentywere never apprehended. With the hearty approval ofthe nation, Cliarles disbanded tlie army, and Cromwellssoldiers went back to civil life, to win respect by tlieirhonest industry. It was said that by none of them were. Sir Henrt Vane (1(!13-1002). THE RESTORATION AND THE REVOLUTION 407 ^Y the ranks of thieves and beggars ever recruited, and that if a workman attracted especial attention by his steady c^y character, he would in all probability be found to have served in the New Model army. Of the finest force in Europe only three regiments were retained. At Charless right hand was Edward Hyde, soon to beEarl of Clarendon, a good, but narrow-minded, man, whoClarendons really ruled England for seven years after theministry and Ecstoration. He was determined to restorepolicy. ^|-^g Church of England to its old privileges and supremacy, and to tolerateProtestant non-conformists as lit:tie as Roman Catholics. Laudspolicy Avas revived. No legislationwas necessary to make the Churchof England once more the Estab-lished Church, for all statutes en-acted since the civil war broke out,and to which the king had notgiven his consent, were deprived bis
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