@Humpleupagus @Eiregoat @scarlet @shortstories Cromwell comitted regicide because Charles Stuart the Man of Blood had lost 2 civiI wars in 7 years and even in honourable captivity he was conspiring with the French to stage a foreign invasion against the people of England. For context, England is said to have lost a third of it's population as a result of the 1640s conflicts.

The thing with the jewish merchant appealing to return to Britain was 9 years after the Royal Beheading while Cromwell was approaching his own death.