The Battle of Worcester

charles the second was a king in name only, a puppet for the scottish presbyterian covenanters. He signed away his religion and his divine power but at least he had an army willing to go up against oliver cromwell in england. On september third, 16 50, they got their chance. Cromwell and his men advanced in a peremptive strike towards edinburgh, when they met with the scotish forces in the battle of dunbar. It was a decisive victory for england that put the entirety of southern scotland under their control. Needing a scapegoat for the victory, they forced their king, char