Haydn WheelerNov 19, 20167 minThomas Young, "a man more eloquent than trustworthy you could say."Castle Hill in Shaftesbury, scene of the capture of Thomas Young and Clubmen leaders, 1645. Thomas Young of Manston. Speaking of the...
Haydn WheelerNov 6, 20165 minClubmen, Grovely Wood, "they will not suffer them to fight, but make them drink together",Grovely Wood in far distance as seen from A36, Scene of Clubmen meeting 1645 Ebsbury Hill, incorporating Grovely Castle General Fairfax's...
Haydn WheelerOct 24, 20162 minThe Western Husbandman's Lamentation Half Penny song, March 1645Sketch by Stewart MacArthur "And them the Roundheads fetched away, A mischief be their speed. And had six horses left me whole, And them...
Haydn WheelerOct 23, 20162 minGoring's men were killed in a skirmish.View from the village of Godmanstone, near Dorchester Dorset, seen here from Cowdon Hill. At the end of February 1645 several of Royalist...