Cavalier
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The term Cavalier was first used to describe cavalrymen, and later by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the Engl
Prince Rupert of the Rhine, often considered to be an archetypal Cavalier
Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart, c. 1638, by Sir Anthony van Dyck. Both Lord John Stewart and Lord Bernard Stewart died in the English Civil War, fighting on the Royalist side.
Triple Unite gold coin of 1644: the Latin legend translates as "The Protestant religion, the laws of England, the liberty of Parliament. Let God arise and His enemies be scattered."
Charles I in Three Positions, the triple portrait of Charles I by Anthony van Dyck
Solemn League and Covenant
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The Solemn League and Covenant was an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians in 1643 during the First English Civil War, a theatre of conflict in th
Title page of the Solemn League and Covenant.
A 17th-century playing card shows English Puritans taking the Covenant
Plaque marking the signing of the Solemn League and Covenant by Charles II.