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
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
Levellers
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The Levellers were a political movement active during the English Civil War who were committed to popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law and religious tolerance. The hallmark
Pride's Purge
…not destroy it, and as the war progressed, both they and their Scottish co-religionists came to see the Independents and political factions such as the Levellers as a greater threat to the established order than the Royalists. In 1646, most Parliamentarians assumed military defeat would force Charles I to comply…
Commemoration plaque for two Levellers in Gloucester Green, Oxford.
Plaque commemorating three Levellers shot at the command of Oliver Cromwell in Burford.