# 417 Kicking the Rump

An episode of [The History of England](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/412308812), 13 Oct 2024, 39 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thehistoryofengland/e/6706a24147b414d15460fddf/media.mp3

The promised land looked for so longingly by so many seemed in 1653 to be stubbornly remote. Legal reform blocked, religious programmes cancelled, an apparently corrupt parliament, high taxes, and still no fresh elections - rulers seemingly interested only in war and exploting power foir their own advantage. In the Army Council of Officers the resentment was mounting. For maps, resources, transcripts or to become a member, head for https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk. (Please note the 'the' part!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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