Charlotte Lucy

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

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[Battlefields Trust @battleftrust]

Battle of Tipton Green. 12 June 1644
Henry, Lord Wilmot, leading a force of cavalry to relieve Dudley Castle encounters a parliamentarian force under the Earl of Denbigh at Tipton Green. After an inconclusive engagement, Wilmot withdraws having accomplished his mission.

[Cameron Maclean @CMaclean96]

This siege coin was minted to pay the Royalist defenders of Scarborough (1644-45) during the English Civil War. Silver plate was cut to size & stamped with a depiction of Scarborough Castle & a mark of value, this one was worth 5 shillings & 8 pence. From the Hunterian collection

[Charlotte Lucy @LordPurrtector]

Also a fan of the apocryphal tale: this being a mash-up of Fokker & Focke-Wulf.

[Petersfield Bookshop @The_PBS]

I do love the possibly apocryphal story about Douglas Bader, Fokker fighter planes and a girls' school assmbly but I am not going to repeat it here!

Nice to have a signed copy of his biography though!

[Battlefields Trust @battleftrust]

Siege of Liverpool. 7-11 June 1644
On this day 1644. Prince Rupert stormed Liverpool.
Accounts state, 'the matter was disputed very hotly'. After fierce fighting by the outnumbered garrison, they evacuated the town on 11 June.

[The Cromwell Museum @MuseumCromwell]

Straight from the Cromwell household, Elizabeth Cromwell has entered the scene!

Thanks to our friends at @UnitedBricks, she’s now available as a minifigure—ready to bring order to your Civil War collection.

Pick up your own Elizabeth Cromwell here: https://t.co/htpjQ7JPUX

[Charlotte Lucy @LordPurrtector]

I am assuming this is Boye as featured in certain propaganda at the time... 😉

[The Cromwell Museum @MuseumCromwell]

Fresh from the battlefield, Prince Rupert of the Rhine has charged into our online shop!And of course, he's brought his trusty companion Boye along for the ride. Thanks to our friends at @UnitedBricks.

Pick up your own Prince Rupert and Boye here: https://t.co/9InYhibhoW

[The Cromwell Museum @MuseumCromwell]

This Wednesday, 10 June, sees the last of our spring online lectures, with Dr Patrick Little talking on the culture of the Cromwellian court - was it as austere as often portrayed? Ticket holders can watch live or catch up by a recording. Details at: https://t.co/OZW8vIpM2r

[Dr Elizabeth Norton @ENortonHistory]

EBay finds. Replica great seals of Elizabeth I (used 1585-1603), Jane Seymour and the Commonwealth in 1651. A somewhat random assortment.

#janeseymour #queenjane #elizabethi #seal #greatseal

[Charlotte Lucy @LordPurrtector]

After trying to find their way home using a trail of breadcrumbs, unfortunately devoured by hungry birds...
I can empathise with their plight.

[Rupert Ferguson @druidtombraider]

According to "Grimm's Fairy Tales", Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest as children. It is here that they fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a house made of bread, cake, & sugar. #FairyTaleTuesday #FairyTaleFlash @fairytaleflash @FairyTale_Tues

[Thinkwert @Thinkwert]

“𝑩𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅, 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅. 𝑰 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔.”

[Barendina Smedley @fugitiveink]

Here's Claude, just being a cat

[Battlefields Trust @battleftrust]

Battle of Stokesay. 8 June 1645
Sir Michael Woodhouse, determined to recapture Stokesay Castle, assembles a small army and advances through Corvedale. He is brought to battle and defeated by the local parliamentarians. Although he escapes Sir William Croft is killed.

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

Duncannon Fort. From where both James II & William III left Ireland after the wars. #Wexford

[Battlefields Trust @battleftrust]

Capture of Compton Wynyates. 7 June 1644
The royalist garrison at Compton Wynyates, after becoming a through nuisance to the local parliamentarians, was besieged by troops from the Warwick garrison. After bombarding the house for several days the garrison surrendered upon quarter

[The World Turned Upside Down @world_turned]

LISTEN
Revealing Royalist experiences during the Sieges of Newark-on-Trent
Staunchly Royalist, the town was besieged three times before finally surrendering.
@JadeJesty_ @pembroke1347 discusses daily life and death, in the besieged town. https://t.co/N5hwajny0i

[Hookland @HooklandGuide]

The holy well is not just sacred to the Christian. Part of my witchery involves obtaining water from certain springs. Of course, this means part of my witchery also involves carrying a bolt cutter. – #EmilyCBanting, 1981 #Witchcraft

[Battlefields Trust @battleftrust]

2ndSiege of Basing. 4 June 1644
Col. Richard Horton begins a siege of Basing House. In early July, Colonel Morley arrives demanding the surrender of the house ‘to avoid the effusion of Christian blood.’ The Marquess of Winchester refused to surrender to Morley’s ‘crooked demand’.

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

4 June 1610: Henry Stewart installed as Prince of #Wales #otd in the court of requests at Westminster Palace before both houses of #parliament & many other guests. His ermine-lined robe cost in excess of £1,300 alone!

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

4 June 1660: James Butler, Marquess of Ormond is appointed Lord Steward of Charles II’s household #otd

[The Cromwell Museum @MuseumCromwell]

Many thanks to Simon Marsh of @battleftrust for an excellent talk last night on Civil War artillery; our last spring online lecture is next Wednesday, 10 June, when Patrick Little of @HistParl will be talking on Cromwellian Court Culture: details at: https://t.co/OZW8vIpM2r