Quote Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
Bloody hell, it's getting a bit too deep for me now on this thread.
I chose to reference the English Civil War BT because it is a period of history I know well. Out of that conflict Oliver Cromwell and Parliament emerged victorious. There is little doubting Cromwell’s legacy in establishing the supremacy of Parliament and of making England a major European power. I personally however have no great liking for him as an individual and that in no small part arises from his military campaigns in Ireland. That is just my opinion and many eminent historians take a different view. Of course these matters are now a closed book and people can form their own judgements. Putin’s legacy is still very much in the moment and it is of course wise to interrogate the sources but I am tending to think it is very unfortunate or co-incidental that his political enemies end up dead or in prison. Perhaps I should leave the last word to Oliver Cromwell. “Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will”.