The Puritan Revolution: Cromwell and the Rise of Parliamentary Democracy

Depicts oppression of Parliament and the Puritans by Charles Stewart, King of England, and his eventual execution which permitted rule be the people. Indicates the demand that sovereign rule be abolished in favor of a democratic government was aggravated by the heavy taxes collected to support an external war and the suppression of Protestants and Parliament by the King's Catholic wife. Depicts opposing activities, led by Oliver Cromwell, which brought about the beheading of Charles Stewart.