What was his fucking problem?
>>1769120
Royalists spending all the nations money, then finding things to distract the people from the lack of money and keeping the army busy so they don't realise they're not getting paid for months.
With a sprinkling of religious zeal too.
>TFW YOU TAKE OVER THE FUCKING GOVERNMENT AND EXECUTE THE KING
WEW
just reading the wiki page makes me cum
>>1769143
>Royalists spending all the nations money
aka the concept of tax
It was spent on useful things too, not just unsuccessful wars in Scotland and Ireland. Also, "ship money" really should be collected all over the country, as the whole country benefits from naval defense.
>>1769120
He just really hated Christmans
>>1769120
Fenians murdering god fearing hard working protestants.
>>1769120
He legit had schizophrenia and experienced auditory command hallucinations from "god" instructing him to kill
>no see it's LORD PROTECTOR
>its not at all like being a king i swear
>>1769120
Really really hated Micks.
>>1769120
A proto-republican who should be greatly admired by the Irish
A very tolerant pacifist that was loved by the Irish
>>1769275
Imagine walking into a cave in Northern India, and seeing your torch illuminating a 75m tall version of that carving.
>>1769359
I know you're being ironic but the Irish should love him, nothing they hate more than other Irish.
>>1769120
He disliked fun and potatoes.
once he failed. All the Puritans and Cromwell followers, went to America.
Where a hundred years later they once again went," REEEEEEEEEE the king is taxing us and spending it on stupid shit again."
>half the thread is about the irish
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>>1771234
>tfw no Lord Protector Washington
>>1771256
Probably because half the things he's famous for involved Ireland?