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39 relations: Adrian Scrope, Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham, Battle of Preston (1648), Bernard Gascoigne, Boxted, Essex, Braintree, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Cavalier, Charles Lucas, Chelmsford, Colchester, Colchester Castle, Dragoon, East Anglia, Encirclement, England, English Civil War, Essex, First English Civil War, George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, George Lisle (Royalist), Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough, Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, High treason, Humpty Dumpty, John Barkstead, Kent, Maidstone, New Model Army, Norfolk, Oliver Cromwell, River Colne, Essex, Sealed Knot, Second English Civil War, Sortie, St Neots, Suffolk, Thomas Fairfax, Thomas Honywood.
Adrian Scrope
Colonel Adrian Scrope (c. 1601 – 17 October 1660) was the twenty-seventh of the fifty-nine Commissioners who signed the Death Warrant of King Charles I. He was hanged, drawn and quartered at Charing Cross after the restoration of Charles II.
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Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham
Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell (20 February 16089 March 1649), of Hadham Hall and Cassiobury House, Watford, both in Hertfordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Capell.
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Battle of Preston (1648)
The Battle of Preston (17–19 August 1648), fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire, resulted in a victory for the New Model Army under the command of Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists and Scots commanded by the Duke of Hamilton.
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Bernard Gascoigne
Sir Bernard Gascoigne (Bernardo Guasconi) (1614–1687) was an Italian military adventurer and diplomat, known as a royalist officer of the English Civil War.
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Boxted, Essex
Boxted is a village and civil parish in Essex, England.
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Braintree, Essex
Braintree is a town in Essex, England.
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Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.), is an East Anglian county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west.
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Cavalier
The term Cavalier was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).
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Charles Lucas
Sir Charles Lucas (1613 – 28 August 1648) was an English soldier, a Royalist commander in the English Civil War.
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Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the principal settlement of the City of Chelmsford district, and the county town of Essex, in the East of England.
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Colchester
Colchester is an historic market town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in the county of Essex.
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Colchester Castle
Colchester Castle in Colchester, Essex, England, is an example of a largely complete Norman castle.
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Dragoon
Dragoons originally were a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility but dismounted to fight on foot.
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East Anglia
East Anglia is a geographical area in the East of England.
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Encirclement
Encirclement is a military term for the situation when a force or target is isolated and surrounded by enemy forces.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.
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Essex
Essex is a county in the East of England.
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First English Civil War
The First English Civil War (1642–1646) began the series of three wars known as the English Civil War (or "Wars").
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George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich
George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich (28 April 1585 – 6 January 1663) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1628 when he was raised to the peerage.
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George Lisle (Royalist)
Sir George Lisle (c. 1610 – 28 August 1648) was a Royalist leader in the English Civil War.
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Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough
Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough (28 September 1610 – 10 January 1666/1667) was an English Royalist army commander in the Midlands during the English Civil War.
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Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (19 August 1590 (baptised) – 9 March 1649), known as The Lord Kensington between 1623 and 1624, was an English courtier, peer and soldier.
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High treason
Treason is criminal disloyalty.
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Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world.
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John Barkstead
John Barkstead (died 1662) was an English Major-General and Regicide.
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Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.
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Maidstone
Maidstone is a large, historically important town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town.
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New Model Army
The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration.
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Norfolk
Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England.
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Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader.
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River Colne, Essex
The River Colne is a small river that runs through Essex, England and passes through Colchester.
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Sealed Knot
The Sealed Knot was a secret Royalist association which plotted for the Restoration of the Monarchy during the English Interregnum.
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Second English Civil War
The Second English Civil War (1648–1649) was the second of three wars known collectively as the English Civil War (or Wars), which refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651 and also include the First English Civil War (1642–1646) and the Third English Civil War (1649–1651).
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Sortie
A sortie (from the French word meaning ''exit'') is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a strongpoint.
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St Neots
St Neots is a town and civil parish in the non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire, England, within the historic county of Huntingdonshire, next to the Bedfordshire county border.
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Suffolk
Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England.
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Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 – 12 November 1671), also known as Sir Thomas, Lord Fairfax, was an English nobleman, peer, politician, general, and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War.
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Thomas Honywood
Sir Thomas Honywood (1586–1666), of Marks Hall in Essex, was a soldier during the English Civil War, later a Member of Parliament.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Colchester
