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Title: Historical portraits ... the lives of C.R.L. Fletcher ..
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Walker, Emery, Sir, 1851-1933 Fletcher, C. R. L. (Charles Robert Leslie), 1857-1934 Butler, H. B. (Harold Beresford), 1883-1951
Subjects: Portrait painting
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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wasfull, Lamberts empty: his soldiers were now a professional, ex-cellently disciplined army, Lamberts a set of discontented fanatics.As Monck moved southwards Lamberts army melted away, theRump was again restored on December 26, and on January 2Monck crossed the Tweed at Coldstream. As he marched slowlysouthwards, he was deluged with petitions for a free Parliament, inother words for the Kings Restoration; he refused to give anyanswer, but when he entered London (February 3) told the Rumpplainly that it must restore the members ejected in 1648. Hesuppressed, to the great anger of the Royalists, a premature risingin the City, for which the ungrateful and foolish Rump rewardedhim by putting Fleetwood over his head. This decided him: hereturned to the City, convoked the Common Council and pledgedhimself to compel a dissolution of the Rump. This was the criticalmoment of the Restoration: he fulfilled his word, compelled thereadmission of the secluded members, the self-dissolution of the
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GKoKl.K MUNCK. DUKE OK Al.BKMAKLi:From ihc portrait by Sir Peter I.ely in the National Portrait Gallery Face p. 15 J GEORGE MOiXCK 153 Long Parliament and the calling of a Convention. He became thefirst member of the new Council of State (Februar) 21), and enteredupon direct communication with the exiled King, by means of hiscousins William Morice and Sir j^jhn Grenvile. All treaties or nego-tiations would mean delay, and delay would mean danger; hisfirmness alone prevented several insurrections which would certainlyhave led to bloodshed. He was the first man to meet Charles on thebeach at Dover. He was made a K.G., Master of the Horse, Dukeof Albemarle, and Captain-General for life—Victor, si quis alius,sine sanguine; this, which he adopted as his device, is Moncksreal merit in 1660. Also he was exceedingly moderate in asking forrewards; and he saved many of his old comrades from condemnationand spoliation. He had little political influence after that date. In religion hewas a mode

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