Edward Broughton (Royalist)
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Sir Edward Broughton was a Welsh landowner and soldier with a long service in Royalist armies during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Imprisoned in the Gatehouse Prison in Westminster in 1659 following
Church of SS Marcella and Deiniol, Marchwiel; the parish church of the Broughton family
Prince Rupert of the Rhine. Broughton served under Rupert in 1644-5
Gatehouse Prison, Westminster; Broughton went from being a prisoner here in 1659 to holding its lease, on marrying the former keeper's widow
The Royal Katherine; Broughton was fatally wounded while leading a detachment of the Foot Guards serving on board in 1665.
Irish Confederate Wars
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The Irish Confederate Wars took place from 1641 to 1653. The conflict began with the Irish rising of 1641 and evolved into a prolonged struggle over Ireland's future, as Irish forces sought to defend
Engraving of alleged atrocities committed during the 1641 Rebellion
Kilkenny Castle, seat of the Confederate General Assembly
Inchiquin, commander in Munster, who defected to Parliament in 1644, then returned to the Royalists in 1648; an example of the complex mix of loyalties and motives
Bunratty Castle, besieged and taken by the Irish Confederates from an English Parliamentarian force in 1646