Shows how Parliament’s revolt, led by Cromwell and the puritans, erupts into full-scale civil war. When Charles is executed the absolute power of the monarchy ends and the nation is set on the road to parliamentary democracy. Specially edited from the film ‘Cromwell” starring Richard Harris as Cromwell and Alec Guiness as Charles I.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008847
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Democracy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Parliamentary practice
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
History → Great Britain - History - Stuarts, 1603-1714
History → Monarchy - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)