When the Earl of Essex’s 20,000-strong army left Northampton in September 1642, on its way fro

When the Earl of Essex’s 20,000-strong army left Northampton in September 1642, on its way from London to confront the King’s forces at the very beginning of the first Civil War, its core was formed by the London Trayned Bands - a volunteer militia force that was the closest England had to a professional army..Many of the rank and file were young apprentices, such as @jcarty12 here - they formed a sizeable proportion of London’s male population and during the late 1630s and early 1640s had become increasingly politically radical in favour of Parliament; it was their near-constant rioting that led to Charles fleeing the capital with his family - a key moment in the descent into civil war.. Mark Payne.#musket #musketeer #portrait #headshot #photoreenactment #reenactment #reenactors #reenacting #reenactorstyle #reenactorslife #reenactorsofinstagram #reenactmentphotography #livinghistory #history #photohistory #historicalreenactment #17thcentury #sealedknot #dailyphoto #photoaday #photooftheday #photoadaychallenge #englishcivilwar #instadailyhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B-dInquHYvK/?igshid=cj5urqpgtox4 -- source link

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