- All Timelines
- Britain - Changing Lives
- c.1066 |Medieval Manor
- c.1180 |Medieval Minds
- c.1250 |Medieval Towns
- c.1320 |Monastic Life
- c.1348 |The Black Death
- c.1420 |Yeoman England
- c.1520 |The Reformation
- c.1588 |Shakespeare's World
- c.1612 |Pendle Witches
- c.1775 |Iron and Industry
- c.1785 |Factories and Machines
- c.1810 |Urban Slums
- c.1834 |Tolpuddle Martyrs
- c.1853 |The Vision of Titus Salt
- c.1875 |Cities Transformed
- c.1910 |A Golden Age?
- c.1984 |Death of Industry
- Britain - Rulers & Ruled
- c.1066 |Norman Conquest
- c.1170 |Church & Crown
- c.1215 |Magna Carta
- c.1280 |First Parliaments
- c.1381 |Peasants Revolt
- c.1470 |The Pastons
- c.1528 |Henry VIII & Church
- c.1649 |Civil War
- c.1658 |The Wheel of History
- c.1688 |"Glorious" Revolution
- c.1789 |Rights of Man
- c.1819 |Peterloo Massacre
- c.1842 |The Chartists
- c.1867 |Dawn of Democracy
- c.1893 |Rise of Labour
- c.1903 |Votes for Women
- c.1919 |Century of Change
- Britain - Nations & Empire
- Smallpox Through Time
- c.1045BC |Face of a Pharaoh
- c.1562 |Arsenic and Old Lace
- c.1617 |Smallpox in America
- c.1711 |Child Pox
- c.1721 |Experiment in Newgate
- c.1758 |The Speckled Monster
- c.1796 |Jenner's Breakthrough
- c.1800 |The Vaccine Triumphant
- c.1806 |Ox-faced Boys
- c.1853 |Public Health & Protest
- c.1896 |Epidemic on Camera
- c.1967 |Global Action
- c.2010 |Smallpox Today
- The American West
- Britain - Changing Lives
- This Module
- This module describes how, in the decade that followed the death of Charles I, the wheel of history came full circle. It explains the importance of the army in 1649, and describes the tensions between the army radicals and the conservatives in the Putney Debates. It describes Cromwell's purge of Parliament, his rise to absolute power, his death - and the Restoration of the monarchy that followed.
- Credits
History of Britain - Rulers & Ruled
The story of Oliver Cromwell, and of the failure of Britain's brief experiment in republican government. (8.5 mins)
Chapter Breakdown
- 1. The gravestone of Oliver Cromwell: a historical puzzle.
- 2. Democracy debated in the years of Civil War.
- 3. The dream of 'a world turned upside-down' - and the dream shattered.
- 4. Cromwell and the army take control. Tyranny re-imposed.
- 5. The death of Cromwell - and the monarchy is restored. The wheel of history comes full circle.
Picture Viewer
Location details
The opening sequence was shot in Westminster Abbey, London.
From there we moved to St Mary's Church, Putney (not much to see, but historically truly important) and from there to St George's Hill in Weybridge. How ironic that where the Diggers once made camp, rich footballers now play golf!
The next section was shot at Hampton Court, Wolsey's palace which Henry VIII took a shine to and made his own.
How extraordinary that Oliver Cromwell lived here too (absolute power, corrupting absolutely). Quite a contrast from his humble birthplace in Ely.
DVD
DVD Coming Soon!
We hope to release a new DVD pack containing all the video modules for the British timelines including 'Changing Lives', 'Rulers & Ruled', and 'Empire & Nations'.
