Synopsis

Under Cromwell’s iron rule, enforced with brutal military power, its lack of legitimacy was plain to many – a truth recognized even by Honest John Lilburn, who ultimately aligned himself with those opposing it. Yet, he secured his acquittal at trial, brilliantly laying bare the duplicity of hostile judges. Simultaneously, Edward Sexby accepted a colonel’s commission to safeguard England's vulnerable flank in Ireland, remaining steadfast despite Cromwell’s betrayal; the Lord Protector had broken