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Father Christmas wrote a pamphlet in 1652 decrying the Puritan revolution which had banished him from England. His association with Royalists, merry making, drinking, the spirit of rebellion and gluttony made him a Royalist culture war icon.

Time to reclaim this tradition!

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2020-11-30

📅#OTD 1644, Prince Rupert replaces the 71-year-old Earl of Forth & Brentford as Lord General of the royalist armies.
Despite being gouty, deaf and a hard drinker, Forth had fought bravely, being wounded at Gloucester, Newbury & Cheriton.

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2020-11-06

📅#OTD 1645, Shelford Priory, Nottinghamshire.
Sydenham Poyntz & John Hutchinson take 30 minutes to storm the royalist house & burn it. They kill 160 defenders.
Royalists sniping from the church tower of St Peter & St Paul's are smoked out.

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2020-11-03

., the most ubiquitous chat app in has refused to approve a new sticker set by web cartoon (Softhead), which allude to the King’s praise for a royalist supporter ("Very brave. Very good. Thank you.") who defied the

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2020-10-31

1610: Birth in Clerkenwell London Lt-Gen James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond KG PC. Lord Lieutenant Ireland. 1649-50 leading commander Royalist forces V Cromwellian conquest. 1650s in exile with Charles II. Restoration; major figure! 🪦 https://t.co/HjwUFMTSR1

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2020-10-19

18 September 1644 was the Battle of Montgomery, the largest battle fought in Wales during the Royalist forces under Lord Byron were defeated by Sir John Meldrum, leaving the Parliamentarians in control of central Wales.

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2020-09-18

Day 17: These two duelists come from the English Civil War, which raged from 1642–1651. The black rose duelist is a parliamentarian and the princely duelist with the white rose is a royalist.

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2020-09-18

11 September 1645, Prince Rupert surrendered the last Royalist port, to Sir Thomas Fairfax. Rupert had no option due to disease and being outgunned, but a furious Charles I stripped him of his offices. Images from our collection.

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2020-09-11

7 September 1642 the Royalist commander of George Goring surrendered the town under generous terms to Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller. Thread 1/2

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2020-09-07

28 Aug 1647: James Butler, Earl of Ormond leaves for royalist exile on the continent (NPG)

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2020-08-28

Commission

A Royalist Primaris standing victorious

Based on a conversion

Thank you for your patronage,

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2020-08-27

13 August 1659 part of Booth's Uprising, a Royalist insurrection against the republic, took place when Viscount Mordaunt declared for the King at Barnstead Down in Surrey. He only raised 80 men, who melted away as soon as government troops appeared.

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2020-08-13

The original art of design after I found a good one. She has a saw for an arm! She still has it when she goes heisting. She adapted the more life after leaving the life for semi-good.

Based on

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2020-08-05

4 Aug 1688: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond buried at Abbey Politician, survivor, royalist

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2020-08-04

30 July 1660: John Bramhall, bishop of royalist exile, writer against nominated as Archbishop of (Sidney Sussex/ his throne, 1661, in cathedral, JMcC)

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2020-07-30

1688: Death at of Lt-Gen James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond. Lord Lieutenant Ireland. 1649-50 leading commander Royalist forces V Cromwellian conquest. 1650s in exile with Charles II. Restoration; major figure! Buried . https://t.co/HjwUFMTSR1

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2020-07-21

10 July 1645 Royalist forces under Lord George Goring were routed at the Battle of Langport, Somerset by the New Modelled Army under Sir Thomas Fairfax. Fleeing Royalists set upon by local clubmen in retribution for their depredations on the area.

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2020-07-10

5 July 1643 was the Battle of Lansdown in Somerset. Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller were narrowly defeated by the Royalist western army; the Cornish Cavalier Sir Bevil Grenville was killed in the fighting.

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2020-07-05

1 July 1644: Lord Grey's troopers show an appreciation of English history as they defeat Royalist forces at Bosworth, "the very place King Richard was slain".

Read Lord Fairfax's summary of the action:
https://t.co/777bEYFUUz

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2020-07-01