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Barratt, John (2005) The Civil War in the South-West Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military ISBN 978-1-84415-146-2; Brown, H. Miles (1982) Battles Royal: Charles I and the Civil War in Cornwall and the West Libra Books ISBN 0-9508009-0-2; Coate, Mary (1933) Cornwall in the Great Civil War and Interregnum 1642–1660 Oxford: Clarendon Press. 2nd ed. 1963
Cornwall played a significant role during the English Civil War, as it was a Royalist semi-enclave in the generally Parliamentarian south-west. The reason for this was that Cornwall's rights and privileges were tied up with the royal Duchy and Stannaries and so the Cornish saw the King as protector of their rights and Ducal privileges. The ...
The Battle of Braddock Down took place during the south-western campaign of the First English Civil War. It was fought on open ground in Cornwall, on 19 January 1643. An apparently easy victory for the Royalists under Sir Ralph Hopton secured Cornwall for King Charles and confirmed Hopton's reputation as a commander. Hopton also gained respect ...
When the war started, Cornwall was generally supportive of the Royalist cause, while Devon and Somerset were sympathetic to Parliament, though significant opposition existed in both areas. [5] In July 1642, King Charles named the Marquess of Hertford his Lieutenant General in the West, with Sir Ralph Hopton as his deputy.
The New Cornish Tertia were four Royalist regiments of infantry raised in Cornwall and Devon by Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet in 1644, during the English Civil War. [1] As the maps aside show, Cornwall and Wales were staunch Royalist strongholds whilst South East England was held by Parliament, and the remainder of England was in dispute.
During the Civil War the county of Cornwall was entirely loyal to King Charles I and the Royalist cause. However, Devon was Parliamentarian, making the River Tamar the site of many battles. Each side understood that if they were to either invade the other county or defend against invasion, they had to have control of the Tamar's crossings.
Battles Royal - Charles I and the Civil War in Cornwall and the West. Libra Books. ISBN 0-9508009-0-2. Coate, Mary (1933). Cornwall in the Great War and Interregnum 1642 - 1660. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Duffin, Anne (1996). Faction and Faith: politics and religion of the Cornish gentry before the Civil War. University of Exeter. ISBN 978-0 ...
Cornwall (/ ˈ k ɔːr n w ɔː l,-w əl / ⓘ; [5] Cornish: Kernow [ˈkɛrnɔʊ] or [6]) is a ceremonial county in South West England. [7] The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south.