David Starkey depicts the rise to power of Oliver Cromwell who very much like in Khomeiny was to topple the Monarchy and establish a Religious Republic. Naming himself "Lord Protector " ( aka Vellayateh Fagih) of Great Britian. Part of the BBC Award Winning Series on the Monarchy.
In 1644 the English Civil War was at its height and Monarchy - undisputable before the war - was under threat.
Part I:
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