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29 March 1644 was the Battle of Cheriton (Alresford) in Hampshire. Sir William Waller's Parliamentarians defeated Royalist forces under the Earl of Forth and Lord Hopton, ending their advance in the south-east.

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2023-03-29

I feel like the ‘Sonic is a royalist/government shill’ take is going to become the ‘Batman could save Gotham with his money’ of bad Sonic takes.

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2023-03-16

24 February 1655 a proclamation was issued banning horse racing for 6 months. The ban was introduced as it was feared Royalist agents were using races as a cover to meet, but was only temporary as Oliver Cromwell was rather fond of horse racing!

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2023-02-24

7th Time Loop |

Un manga dans une époque royaliste où l'héroïne est coincée dans une boucle temporelle mais ne se laisse pas abattre pour autant grâce à un optimisme et une curiosité à toute épreuve!

https://t.co/01webgvEx2

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2023-01-12

1645: Parliamentarians formed the New Model Army to fight the Royalists in the English Civil War. Its soldiers, many of whom held radical and dissenting views, were full-time professionals rather than part-time militia.

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2023-01-06

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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2022-12-13

Today 23 October is the anniversary of the battle of Edgehill fought in 1642 between Royalists and Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.

Both sides hoped for a decisive victory but the battle ended inconclusive and was just the beginning of a long and bloody war!

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2022-10-24

13 September 1645 was the battle of Philiphaugh near Selkirk. Covenanter forces under Lt Gen David Leslie decisively defeated Royalist forces under the Marquis of Montrose. Images of the generals from our collection.

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2022-09-13

hopefully this is the first thing the royalists see when they go to block me

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2022-09-09

quick post disabled furries to scare the royalists away, that should do it

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2022-09-09

Royalists: "BE RESPECTFUL, SHE WAS OUR QUEEN"

The rest of the world:

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2022-09-09

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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2022-09-07

28 Aug 1647: James Butler, Earl of Ormond leaves for royalist exile on the continent (NPG) Later he would become a very infuential adviser to the exiled Charles II.

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2022-08-28

1642 English Civil War begins between Royalists and Parliament.
Maurice Ashley, The English Civil War, Stroud : Sutton, 2001. Shelfmark YC.2002.a.3287
https://t.co/qZ5LwasXhB
Picture
Source: 9505.ff.6 picture 57
Credit: British Library

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2022-08-22

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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2022-08-13

Officer & private of the Regiment de Mortemart (a regiment in the pay of the British & largely composed of royalist emigrants), around 1799.

Part of the Armée des Émigrés, loyalist French who moved around different nations against the Revolution.

By Patrice Courcelle.

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2022-08-08

30 July 1643: Kenelm Digby courtier, experimenter, MP, royalist, Catholic released from the custody of on promise of good behaviour. He (wisely) made for straight away. Soon he was Henrietta Maria's envoy to the Vatican.
(NPG)

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2022-07-31

Lt-Gen James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond (19 Oct 1610 London-21 July 1688 ).👨‍🎓. Lord Lieutenant Ireland. 1649-50 leading commander Royalist forces V Cromwellian. 1650s, exile with Charles II. Restoration; major figure! 🪦 https://t.co/quIeRFdJkH

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2022-07-21

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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2022-07-05