Hardress Waller
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Sir Hardress Waller was born in Kent and settled in Ireland during the 1630s. A first cousin of Parliamentarian general William Waller, he fought for Parliament in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, beco
Mont Orgueil, where Waller died in 1666
From 1642 to 1644, Waller served under Earl of Inchiquin, Protestant leader in Munster
By 1646, Waller had become an admirer of Oliver Cromwell, whom he supported throughout The Protectorate
Pride's Purge
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Pride's Purge is the name commonly given to an event that took place on 6 December 1648, when soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House
Hardress Waller
…of 1645 and 1646. An admirer of Oliver Cromwell, Waller became a political and religious radical; he took part in the 1647 Putney Debates, supported Pride's Purge in December 1648 and was a judge at the Trial of Charles I in January 1649. During the Protectorate, he held considerable political power in Ireland…
New Model Army troops under Colonel Thomas Pride refusing admission to secluded members of the Long Parliament
Charles I; by 1648, a significant element felt only his death could end the conflict
Sir Thomas Fairfax, commander of the New Model Army
The execution of Charles I, which the Purge made possible