'In the name of God, go!'

It's 370 years to the day since Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Rump Parliament with this famous speech. The titular phrase has been used through history, most recently against Boris Johnson.

I can always tell when there are ructions in UK politics (eg. Boris Johnson has had a lockdown bash at number 10) because there is a Speakola stats spike for Oliver Cromwell’s ‘In the name of God, go!’ speech from 20th April, 1653.

The speech was delivered as Cromwell, flanked by soldiers, dismissed the Rump parliament. The parliament sat post English c…