🎙️NEW EPISODE 🎙️#CavalierCast #podcast Historian and MSP Murdo Fraser joins me to discuss Archibald Campbell, Marquess of Argyll: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Early life & the National Covenant 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Rivalry with the Marquess of Montrose Alison Diamond, archivist for today's Argyll Estates, discusses what

#OTD 340 years ago, the Duke of Monmouth's army was defeated in the fields between Chedzoy and Westonzoyland, called Sedgemoor. Read the full story on my blog: warwalks.com/mon.../battle-… Image from my books #OneKing1685 and #FightingforLiberty1685 from Helion & Company Ltd

I’ll be talking at the National Portrait Gallery next Thursday lunchtime about the Fiery Spirits, and about the pictures that the gallery holds that relate to their story and the English Revolution… search.app/J2RrCM6gw8zzJE…

I had an absolutely terrific weekend at the inaugural The Stuart History Festival! Lovely people, really responsive audiences, some terrific questions. Big thank you to the organisers, Dr. Erica Canela Andrea Zuvich Mark Turnbull Author !

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#OTD 1685 'Brought to the Scaffold on Tower hill... about 10'Clock. Ketch struck 5 blows, after 1st blow Monmouth turned his head a little & looked up, & after the 2nd or 3rd blow spoke a word or two, when Ketch seemed to intermit or lay down the Axe...' witness Print on my wall

Bonus Wednesday #ECWtravelogue content for the Shropshire entry #BritishCivilWars #Wars3Kingdoms #EnglishCivilWar keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/10/houses…

#otd August 3rd, 1645, Col Fleetwood's Troop of Horse, surrounded and captured those gathered on Castle Hill Shaftesbury. Clubmen leaders captured. #clubmen

#otd 4th August 1645. 'The Battle of Hambledon Hill'. If planning a visit. Google Earth earth.google.com/earth/d/1wIr3T…

Whilst hunkering down from Storm Floris (in a tent on the Outer Hebrides), here's a little something to occupy you all: #EnglishCivilWar #BritishCivilWars #Warsof3Kingdoms So You Want to Know About Royalist Armies? keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2025/08/so-you…

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📅#OTD 1645. With Prince Rupert taking command in Bristol, preparing for the coming siege, King Charles wrote suggesting the prince might do 'so great good’ if he left Bristol and joined the Prince of Wales. Though acknowledging the danger of the journey, the king nevertheless

Tonight the inappropriately named #ECWtravelogue shall be sleeping on the ground that Lambert's and Lilburne's cavalry charged over at Dunbar before hitting Montgomorie & Strachan's men for six. #Warsof3Kingdoms (Pretty big clue there to future blog entries...)

As it's #WorldCalligraphyDay, our #ObjectOfTheWeek is this lovely letter from Cromwell's mother Elizabeth, written in July 1643. It's probably the only example of her handwriting and signature - which is lovely and clear (unlike the notation below it!)

The trial run of our dazzling 17th century Civil War banners in Worcester is complete – and what a success! Worcester is the first in the country to unite history, art & education like this. Back next summer bringing history to life. thebattleofworcestersociety.com

Thank you to everyone who has read, supported or generally just been kind about KeepYourPowderDry over the past 7 3/4 years. Just passed a very significant viewing milestone!

We're flying flags! Welcoming visitors for @heritageopendays

#OTD 28th Sept 1887, the Keswick Footpath Preservation Assoc. committee, with about 500 people, asserted the right of public access through Fawe Park following the closure of a long-established footpath and carriageway. I will be at. eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-in-t…

Even more Scottishness for the #ECWtravelogue, and not a tartan clad dolly or tin of shortbread in sight! It's Tayside's time. #Warsof3Kingdoms #BritishCivilWars #EnglishCivilWar keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2025/09/houses…

Finally got to visit Penrith Castle on route to Keswick. Defeated on the two occasions by storms, finally on the third visit just rain. Site of General John Lambert's garrison for a period of 1648. #Penrith