They were on Cromwell's side in the English Civil War ? and were well rewarded for it. Later, they sided with the awful Dutchman, King Billy, so beloved of our Northern Irish loyalists against the rightful King, James Stuart. 9:42 am, May 14, 2010. 69. JDE1968 ... Can someone from the Tory trolls come forward and explain to the rest of us how a privately educated school product can 'communicate' effectively with someone from a central London housing estate? ...