ColonelThomasPride(@Cromwell_Buff) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1642, Prince Rupert threatens the people of with military force unless they contribute £2,000 to King Charles's cause:

''tis more safe to obey than to resist his Majesty's command'.

#OTD 1642, Prince Rupert threatens the people of #Leicester with military force unless they contribute £2,000 to King Charles's cause:

''tis more safe to obey than to resist his Majesty's command'.

#OnThisDay #EnglishCivilWar #BritishCivilWars #History #wednesdaythought
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Brentford & Chiswick History(@BCLocalHistory) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As a preliminary read here is Stephen Porter's article 'The Battle of Turnham Green 1642' - brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk/brentford-chis…

As a preliminary read here is  Stephen Porter's article 'The Battle of Turnham Green 1642' - brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk/brentford-chis… #BritishCivilWars #Chiswick
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🔸2 July 1644: the Battle of Marston Moor. As illustrated in The Victor, March 1975.
🔸Credit to Stephen Tindle who posted this on the 'English Civil War Dioramas' Facebook page.

🔸2 July 1644: the Battle of Marston Moor. As illustrated in The Victor, March 1975.
🔸Credit to Stephen Tindle who posted this on the 'English Civil War Dioramas' Facebook page.
#MarstonMoor #Yorkshire #History #OTD #Victor #comicbook #EnglishCivilWar #BritishCivilWars
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KeepYourPowderDry 🐝(@KeepPowder) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Good morning world. In the post apocalyptic world of Twitter it's good to know that some things don't change. Monday, 6am (GMT+1) there's a new post - the Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/battle…

Good morning world. In the post apocalyptic world of Twitter it's good to know that some things don't change. Monday, 6am (GMT+1) there's a new #ECWtravelogue post - the Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold  #EnglishCivilWar #Wars3Kingdoms #BritishCivilWars keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/04/battle…
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NEW PODCAST: Trial of Charles I - What were the real objectives? Ted Vallance investigates the setting, processes and personnel of the historic trial of Charles I.
worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/trial-…

NEW PODCAST: Trial of Charles I - What were the real objectives? @TedVallance investigates the setting, processes and personnel of the historic #britishcivilwars trial of Charles I.
worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/trial-…
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KeepYourPowderDry 🐝(@KeepPowder) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The ventured north across the border to contemplate how inappropriate its name is: Edinburgh - Covenanter Capital keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/01/edinbu…

The #ECWtravelogue ventured north across the border to contemplate how inappropriate its name is: Edinburgh - Covenanter Capital #Warsof3Kingdoms #BritishCivilWars  keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2020/01/edinbu…
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Brentford & Chiswick History(@BCLocalHistory) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Battle of took place in 1642, between a detachment of the Royalist army under the command of Prince Rupert and two infantry regiments of Parliamentarians. Image - Battlefields Trust.

The Battle of #Brentford took place #otd in 1642, between a detachment of the Royalist army under the command of Prince Rupert and two infantry regiments of Parliamentarians. #BritishCivilWars Image - @battleftrust.
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