Henry Ireton (1611-1651) – Soldier and political thinker

The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651

Henry Ireton was the eloquent spokesperson for the Grandees of the New Model Army who sided with his father-in-law Oliver Cromwell. At Putney they were pitted against the Republicans and the Levellers, who believed that the King had blood on his hands having fought against and killed his own people. But the radicals feared that ... Read more