5475 x 3650 px | 46,4 x 30,9 cm | 18,3 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
25 juin 2013
Lieu:
Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
This image is exclusive to Alamy Henry Ireton was born in 1611 in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England into a family of minor gentry. He studied at Cambridge University and in 1630, when the English Civil War began he raised a troop of cavalry and fought for the Parliamentarians at the battles of Edgehill (1642) and Gainsborough (1643). He then served as quartermaster-general to the Earl of Manchester in Yorkshire in the Marston Moor campaign of summer 1644, and at Newbury in October. The poor performance of the Parliamentarian forces at Newbury led, in 1645, to the creation of the New Model Army, a single force under Sir Thomas Fairfax. In 1646, the year of Charles I's surrender, Ireton married Bridget Cromwell, daughter of Oliver Cromwell. The victorious army then became involved in arguments with parliament, during which Ireton emerged as one of the ablest politicians among the army leadership. He played an important part in upholding his men's interests, but declined to support their more extreme political ideas, proposing a constitutional monarchy. He was involved with negotiations with the king, but after Charles fled to the Isle of Wight, Ireton became convinced that there was no point negotiating further, organising the king's trial, and a signatory on his death warrant. Ireton accompanied Cromwell on his campaign in Ireland in 1649 - taking part in the storming of Drogheda and Wexford - and assumed command when Cromwell returned to England in May 1650. He encouraged English settlers to come to Ireland and invested heavily in land there himself. He recommended a more lenient approach towards the Irish, but his advice was ignored. Ireton died on 26 November 1651 while he was directing the siege of Limerick. After the restoration of the monarchy, Ireton's body was exhumed and displayed as a regicide. Full original text at www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ireton_henry.shtml on 14/10/2013
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