By 1653 that man Cromwell
Was the all-powerful Lord Protector
'Lord' seems a strange word for the Commonwealth
Leader, but then he was no Leveller
Or Digger. Two years before, at Worcester
Charles II's Scottish army had lost
The final battle of the Civil War
He hid in a tree, then escaped across
The Channel. Through sheer military force
And Protestant support, Cromwell did well
To keep Britain all one until after
His own death when Charles returned to applause
And all of the British Isles were still held
For him to rule (without absolute power)
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