Cromwell

6th December 1648, that's like 377 years ago this week.

Pride's Purge removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the High Court of Justice could put the King on trial....

Diane Purkiss wrote the book, The English Civil War: A People's History and a movie, Cromwell was based on the book covering this event.

This film portrays the events of the English Civil War, including the political machinations leading to Pride's Purge.