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The Russian company of Altores continue in their march forward to attack our wallets by releasing another figure in their range that covers many periods ...this time we have a new time in history .......
The release was announced here:
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/altores-studio.106146/
Background on the ECW
The English Civil War ...a time of extreme change in the history and growth of the the country , a war where families were divided , brother fought brother , and a king lost his head in 1649 .
Religion and money were both major causes of the English Civil War. It was part of a Europe wide conflict between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
Religion
n 1639 King Charles sent an army to try and enforce the new Prayer Book in Scotland. King Charles already distrusted by some as having leanings towards Catholicism was now declaring war on his loyal, Protestant subjects.
The English army was easily defeated in what was later known as the First Bishops’ War. In 1640 King Charles was defeated in the Second Bishops’ War. He was forced to sign the Treaty of Ripon in October 1640, which stipulated that the Covenanter (Scottish) troops were to be paid £850 a day in maintenance while they still occupied northern England.
Money/Taxation
A key factor which led to the outbreak of the Civil War was King Charles and his lack of money.
The cost of running the Royal household of Charles I was very expensive. King Charles was a patron of the arts and spent vast sums of money on musicians to entertain his Court and in buying works of art.
King Charles needed to call Parliament to ask for money. In June 1625 Parliament had only granted the King tonnage and poundage (income from customs duties) for a single year, rather than for life as was customary. This meant that Charles would be forced to call Parliament again to grant further taxes.
This abuse of Parliamentary privileges by King Charles lost him political support. Some of the MPs already believed that the King could not be trusted and were worried that he might try and re-instate his ‘Personal Rule’. Bringing armed soldiers into Parliament only made these fears worse. When riots broke out in London King Charles fled to Hampton Court. The rift between Parliament and the King had become more obvious and people were being forced to take sides.
The London Trained Bands were brought out to guard Parliament with the consent of both Houses. Crowds gathered in London to have their opinions heard and voice their concerns. In February King Charles sent Queen Henrietta Maria to the Netherlands for her own safety and to raise foreign support for the war.
King Charles headed for York. His supporters among the Lords and the gentry began to rally to him. Some supported the Royalist cause as they disagreed with the Puritans demands for radical reforms and did not like the influence they had in Parliament. Others came out of loyalty to the Crown even if they did not necessarily agree with the King’s actions.
In June 1642 Parliament presented the Nineteen Propositions to King Charles at York in an attempt to prevent the “…imminent dangers and calamities…”. It proposed that Parliament would control all military resources. Parliament would approve all ministers and officials chosen by the King. Parliament would decide how the Church was to be reformed. Laws against Catholics were to be strictly enforced. Parliament would have a say in the education and marriage arrangements of the King’s children.
King Charles rejected the propositions.
Royalist and Parliamentarian forces seized military strongholds and raided stores for arms and munitions.
On 12 July Parliament voted to raise an army under the command of the Earl of Essex, for the “… preserving of the true religion, the laws, liberty and peace of the kingdom.”
On 22 August 1642 King Charles I raised his Royal standard at Nottingham. Civil War had been openly declared......
...the war had begun between Cromwell's Roundheads and Charles's Cavaliers...not just in England but also in Scotland, Ireland and indeed Wales .
Naturally books are available here are some from my shelves
The research of the colours and flags is also a fascinating thing to do :
Continued in next post
Nap
The Russian company of Altores continue in their march forward to attack our wallets by releasing another figure in their range that covers many periods ...this time we have a new time in history .......
The release was announced here:
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/altores-studio.106146/
Background on the ECW
The English Civil War ...a time of extreme change in the history and growth of the the country , a war where families were divided , brother fought brother , and a king lost his head in 1649 .
Religion and money were both major causes of the English Civil War. It was part of a Europe wide conflict between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
Religion
n 1639 King Charles sent an army to try and enforce the new Prayer Book in Scotland. King Charles already distrusted by some as having leanings towards Catholicism was now declaring war on his loyal, Protestant subjects.
The English army was easily defeated in what was later known as the First Bishops’ War. In 1640 King Charles was defeated in the Second Bishops’ War. He was forced to sign the Treaty of Ripon in October 1640, which stipulated that the Covenanter (Scottish) troops were to be paid £850 a day in maintenance while they still occupied northern England.
Money/Taxation
A key factor which led to the outbreak of the Civil War was King Charles and his lack of money.
The cost of running the Royal household of Charles I was very expensive. King Charles was a patron of the arts and spent vast sums of money on musicians to entertain his Court and in buying works of art.
King Charles needed to call Parliament to ask for money. In June 1625 Parliament had only granted the King tonnage and poundage (income from customs duties) for a single year, rather than for life as was customary. This meant that Charles would be forced to call Parliament again to grant further taxes.
This abuse of Parliamentary privileges by King Charles lost him political support. Some of the MPs already believed that the King could not be trusted and were worried that he might try and re-instate his ‘Personal Rule’. Bringing armed soldiers into Parliament only made these fears worse. When riots broke out in London King Charles fled to Hampton Court. The rift between Parliament and the King had become more obvious and people were being forced to take sides.
The London Trained Bands were brought out to guard Parliament with the consent of both Houses. Crowds gathered in London to have their opinions heard and voice their concerns. In February King Charles sent Queen Henrietta Maria to the Netherlands for her own safety and to raise foreign support for the war.
King Charles headed for York. His supporters among the Lords and the gentry began to rally to him. Some supported the Royalist cause as they disagreed with the Puritans demands for radical reforms and did not like the influence they had in Parliament. Others came out of loyalty to the Crown even if they did not necessarily agree with the King’s actions.
In June 1642 Parliament presented the Nineteen Propositions to King Charles at York in an attempt to prevent the “…imminent dangers and calamities…”. It proposed that Parliament would control all military resources. Parliament would approve all ministers and officials chosen by the King. Parliament would decide how the Church was to be reformed. Laws against Catholics were to be strictly enforced. Parliament would have a say in the education and marriage arrangements of the King’s children.
King Charles rejected the propositions.
Royalist and Parliamentarian forces seized military strongholds and raided stores for arms and munitions.
On 12 July Parliament voted to raise an army under the command of the Earl of Essex, for the “… preserving of the true religion, the laws, liberty and peace of the kingdom.”
On 22 August 1642 King Charles I raised his Royal standard at Nottingham. Civil War had been openly declared......
...the war had begun between Cromwell's Roundheads and Charles's Cavaliers...not just in England but also in Scotland, Ireland and indeed Wales .
Naturally books are available here are some from my shelves
The research of the colours and flags is also a fascinating thing to do :
Continued in next post
Nap
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