๐ธ: a soldier escorts the body back to their camp (Mel Green)
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Going back in time to 1642 at Little Woodham Living History Village. Charles I is on the throne and civil war has just broken out, but all is quiet in the village so far #littlewoodham #charlesi #warofthethreekingdoms #civilwar #englishcivilwar
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#OTD 1643, Sir Hugh Cholmley defects to the King, bringing with him control of #Scarborough.
Cholmely wrote 'I did not forsake the Parliament till they did fail in performing those particulars they made the grounds of the war'.
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#OTD 1646, General Fairfax captures the royalist town of Dartmouth.
The parliamentarians leave the royal standard flying for some time to lure in royalist supply ships from France. #17thCentury
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