History of the Puritans under King Charles I that Independents were encouraged to join the New Model Army. Cromwell had thus created a situation where the Presbyterians dominated the Long Parliament, but the Independents dominated the New Model Army. At the Battle of Naseby on 16 June 1645, the New Model Army achieved a decisive victory over royalist forces. A number of subsequent battles were needed to finally defeat the royalist forces. In May 1646, Charles surrendered himself over to Scottish forces at Southwell, Nottinghamshire. So, to summarize the situation as we move into 1647: On the one hand, you have the leaders of the Long Parliament and
Thomas Barton (Royalist) Thomas Barton (Royalist) Thomas Barton, D.D. (died 1681–2), was a royalist divine. Barton received his education at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, and took both degrees in arts in that university before 20 November 1629, when he was presented by Charles I to the rectory of Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire, then void by simony. He subsequently, and apparently in 1631, became rector of Westmeston, Sussex, of which benefice he was, for his loyalty, deprived in 1642. During the civil war he was chaplain to Prince Rupert, and on 25 August 1660 he was restored to his rectory of Westmeston. On 21 March 1663 he