23. An uncertain throne and an oak tree

We start with Charles I's son mounting a throne in Scotland as Charles II, and end with him hiding up an oak tree, throneless once more. In between, lots of exciting battles, all rather boringly won by the same Cromwell with the same army, and the even more thrilling betrayal and execution of the Marquess of Montrose. Betrayed by the 'master fiend Argyll' or perhaps betrayed to Argyll by the very master, Charles II, he sought to serve so faithfully?

Illustration: Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, after David Scougall
National Portrait Gallery 3109

Music: Bach Partita #2c by J Bu licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License