As to the cavalier party, he was afraid both of assassination and other plottings from them. As to the former of these, he took a method that proved very effectual: he said often and openly, that in a war it was necessary to return upon any side all the violent things that any of the one side did to the other. This was done for preventing greater mischief, and for bringing men to fair war: therefore, he said, assassinations were such detestable things, that he would never begin them: but if any of the king's party should endeavour to assassinate him, and fail in it, he would make an assassinating war of it, and destroy the whole family: and he pretended he had instruments to execute it, whensoever he should give order for it. The terror of this was a better security to him than his guards.--From History of his own Times--
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Nuclear deterrent: 1651
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You should check out the 1632 series by Eric Flint. It deals with this era and Oliver Cromwell is a character in it along with Gustavus Adolphus and many other historical characters.
The plot is that a small down in West Virgina is transport back to 1632 Germany in the middle of the Thirty Years War.
I don't know if you like sci/fi but it is pretty damn good.
The plot is that a small down in West Virgina is transport back to 1632 Germany in the middle of the Thirty Years War.
Does anyone notice the difference?
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