'Is My Commission?'

The king was moved to newmarket by a radical new model army. They were demanding strict presbyterianism and constitutional reforms, coupled with broad religious tolerance. Charles had been so unwilling to grant these demands that he put himself under house arrest for an even more comfortable period. The senior officers of the army then decided it was time to treat the king directly - i mean henry cromwell's son in law,. who appears to have been main author of all official manifestoes.