S8 Ep1335: Dennis Sewell, author of Cromwell's Spy: From the American Colonies to the English Civil War, Part One: Sewell introduces George Downing, a brilliant Harvard graduate who rose to become Oliver Cromwell's scoutmaster general during the English Civil Wars.

Dennis Sewell , author of Cromwell's Spy: From the American Colonies to the English Civil War , Part One: Sewell introduces George Downing , a brilliant Harvard graduate who rose to become Oliver Cromwell 's scoutmaster general during the English Civil Wars . He explores his ideological training, his ruthless perspective on slavery, his intelligence victories in Scotland , and his facilitation of…