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George Monck was forever preserved in English history with his res toration of Charles II.4 Already a great saint in the royalists' calendar, Monck had ten more years to live among them as the First Duke of Albemarle. After his years in camp as Cromwell's general in Scotland, his new life at Court did not come easily to the king-maker.
George Monck, the son of a baron, was born in Devon 1608. Monck became a professional soldier and on the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the forces supporting Charles I. Monck was captured at the Battle of Nantwich in 1644. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London for two years and in 1647 agreed to become a commander in the Parliamentary army.
MONCK or MONK, GEORGE, first Duke of Albemarle (1608–1670), born 6 Dec. 1608 at Potheridge, near Torrington in Devonshire, was the second son of Sir Thomas Monck, knt., by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Smith of Maydford in the same county ( Gumble, Life of Monck, 8vo, 1671, p. 1; Visitation of Devonshire, 1620, ed. Colby, pp. 188-91).
The epithet most often associated with George Monck is ‘honest’ and, in the midst of a dispute about the marriage portion due to Elizabeth Monck, Colonel Pride and his son went out of their way to pin the blame (if any) on Elizabeth Monck’s maternal relatives, assuring the court that George Monck was a man of ‘so great honour and integrity’ that he could not possibly be involved in ...
General George Monck is famous for the key role he played in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. His actions changed the course of British history, but his statesmanship in the dangerous time between the death of Cromwell and the bloodless return of Charles II distracts attention from his extraordinary career as a soldier and general, admiral, governor and administrator.
George Monck dit Monk ( 6 décembre 1608 – 3 janvier 1670 ), 1er duc d'Albemarle (Aumale), Général de la mer (amiral) ( 1652 ), est un des principaux personnages de l'État sous Oliver Cromwell, pour qui il mena la répression en Écosse, avant de changer de camp et de contribuer à la restauration du roi Charles II .
Monck intervenes In February 1660, General George Monck marched south from Coldstream in Scotland to lend his support to Parliament. After entering London with his troops, he secured the readmission to the Rump Parliament of those members who had been excluded during Pride's Purge in 1648.
