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The Warrior Women of the English Civil War

HistoryBy Manchesters24th March 2025

With musket on her shoulder, her part she acted then, And everyone supposed that she had been a man; Her bandeliers about her neck and sword hang’d by her side, In many brave adventures her valour has been tried The Gallant She-Soldier (1655)   In the past the role of women in the English Civil…

Fighting for the right – women and politics during the English Civil Wars

UncategorisedBy Manchesters19th March 2025

It is almost an understatement to say that the 1640s and ‘50s saw some of the most radical political movements in British history. From the Levellers to the Diggers, from Quakers to Muggletonians, a massive proliferation of radical ideas erupted as the old institutions of government broke down. In the chaos of war and political…

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