0 ▁killed ▁with ▁estimates ▁of ▁another ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dying ▁from ▁war - related ▁disease . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 5 . 1 ▁million , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁death s ▁total led ▁ 3 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁second ▁civil ▁war , ▁the ▁New ▁Model ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁Independ ents ▁in ▁Parliament ▁were ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁King ▁should ▁be ▁pun ished , ▁but ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁command ▁a ▁majority . ▁Parliament ▁deb ated ▁whether ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁King ▁to ▁power ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁still ▁supported ▁Charles ' s ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁throne , ▁mainly ▁Pres by ter ians , ▁tried ▁once ▁more ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁Fur ious ▁that ▁Parliament ▁continued ▁to ▁count en ance ▁Charles ▁as ▁King , ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Model ▁Army ▁march ed ▁on ▁Parliament ▁and ▁p urg ed ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁an ▁act ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁" P ride ' s ▁Pur ge " ▁after ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁operation . ▁On ▁Wed nes day , ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁Colonel ▁Thomas ▁P ride ' s ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁took ▁up ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁st airs ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁House , ▁while ▁Nathan iel ▁Rich ' s ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Hor se ▁provided ▁backup . ▁P ride ▁himself ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁st airs . ▁As ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP s