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Soldier and statesman George Monck was one of the architects of the Restoration of the monarchy, along with Pepys' patron Edward Montagu. He was an accomplished military commander and served as Joint-Commander-in-Chief with Prince Rupert, in the campaign of 1666 against the Dutch. Pepys disliked Monck and criticised his judgement calling him a 'heavy dull man'. 'I know not how, that ...
Clavin, Terry. Monck, George (1608–70), 1st duke of Albemarle , army officer, was born 6 December 1608 at his family home of Great Potheridge, Devon, the fourth child of Sir Thomas Monck, landowner, and Elizabeth Smyth of Old Matford, Exeter. By the time he landed at Dublin in January 1642 as a colonel in the forces raised to quell the Irish ...
1 de abr. de 2024 · General Monck, seen here in his Garter robes, played a key role in the Restoration of Charles II. Cromwell's commander-in-chief in Scotland, he had become convinced that chaos would result if the monarchy were not restored and so in 1660 he marched his army to London and arranged for Charles II's return. The King rewarded him with a dukedom.
29 de may. de 2018 · Monck, George, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608–70) English soldier and diplomat. In the English Civil War, Monck fought for Charles I (1643–44). After his capture and imprisonment (1644–46), Monck changed sides and helped Oliver Cromwell quell an Irish rebellion. Cromwell rewarded him with command of the forces in Scotland (1651).
29 de sept. de 2020 · George Monck: a portrait in very typical seventeenth-century style with ceremonial armour and baton symbolising a general’s rank. The scene in the background recalls Monck’s prowess in siege warfare. The hammering of carpenters could be distinctly heard above the cacophony of battle in the streets of Stirling.
The chapter introduces General George Monck who gained his position by deploying political skill of a far higher order than any of his counterparts in England. It elaborates on the power that religious radicals exercised over the London officers, then demonstrates Monck's determination to save the English church from such fanatics.
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (December 6, 1608-January 3, 1670), served with distinction in the Parliamentary army and under the Commonwealth (Oliver Cromwell's regime). He was distinguished both as a general, naval commander, and civil administrator under Cromwell. But on Cromwell's death, Monck realized that it was either Charles II on ...
