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9 April 1644 Parliamentarian forces under Sir William Waller stormed Winchester. They captured the town but the Royalist garrison held out in the castle.

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2020-04-09

Published in 1697, this edition of Myographia Nova, written by John Browne, has some interesting drawings added by an early hand.
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2020-04-09

For men, the 1630s was an age of leather, long locks and lace, while women shimmered in soft satins and plenty of lace of their own. Read more in our decade analysis below!



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2020-03-12

11 March 1645 at in Wiltshire Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller and Oliver Cromwell surprised a party of 400 Royalist Horse on their way to join Lord Goring; only thirty escaped.

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2020-03-11

🌈 EXTREME OC INFO THREAD🌈

🔶️ Name:
⭐ Gallant, stubborn, & diligent. Loves leeches & patients. Hates blood & autopsies.
⭕ Unknown! What’s under that mask, I wonder?
🌛 Sometime during the
🌈 Blue/brown eyes? Unknown!
🎊 Healing the rich & poor!

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2020-02-25

18 February 1653 began the three day Battle of Portland, where the Commonwealth fleet under Generals-at-Sea Blake, Monck & Deane defeated the Dutch fleet under Admiral Tromp, restoring English naval supremacy in the English Channel.

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2020-02-18

6 February 1649, the House of Commons voted to abolish the House of Lords (funnily enough, they hadn't been getting on too well....)

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2020-02-06

27 December 1642 Parliamentary troops commanded by Sir William Waller took the town of Chichester. The following day, encouraged by Sir Arthur Hasilrige, some of the soldiers committed acts of iconoclasm in .

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2019-12-27

13 December 1643 in a surprise attack, Sir William Waller's Parliamentarian forces stormed Alton in Hampshire. The Royalist defenders conducted a last stand in the Church of St Lawrence, which still has scars of the fighting today.

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6 December 1642 Royalist forces under William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle defeated Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax at leaving Parliamentarian forces in Yorkshire divided. Newcastle then took the opportunity to secure Pontefract.

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2019-12-06

5 December 1659 London apprentices presented a petition demanding the return of Parliament and an election. Soldiers were attacked as a riot broke out. Col. Hewson ordered his troops to fire on the mob; a number of apprentices were killed or wounded.

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25 November 1644 Oliver Cromwell denounces the Earl of Manchester's leadership of the Eastern Association army in Parliament. The ensuing debates led to reforms in Parliament’s armies and an increased professionalism in its officers.

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4 November 1643 Sir William Waller was appointed as Parliamentary major-general of the revived Southern Association army (Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire). Image in our collection.

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2019-11-04

Hear ye! Happy November! 'Tis time for 👑!
You get to eat just one Stuart-era meal. What are you going to choose? 🍽️
Image: Abraham van Beyeren: "Still-Life with Fruit, Sea Food, and Precious Tableware", 1654, via WGA.

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2019-11-02

Assumption that surrounded himself with as personal vanity is propaganda.
Here is the equestrian of Philip IV of Spain
Paintings for Royal rulers were an important symbol/advert for their power & influence.
Dazzling foreign diplomats

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2019-10-04