Oliver Cromwell in Scotland, 1650 - 1651

In this episode, Murdo & James explore Oliver Cromwell’s complex and often conflicted relationship with the Scots during his fateful campaign north of the border. Far from viewing Scotland as just another military front, Cromwell wrestled with the idea that the Scottish Covenanters were a godly people — misguided, perhaps, but not his true enemies. And yet, it was their religious and political alliance with Charles II that brought them into direct confrontation. Join Murdo & James as they examine Cromwell not just as a general or a politician, but as a man wrestling with the challenge of fighting a people he hoped to persuade.