Edward Harley (Parliamentarian)
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Sir Edward Harley was an English politician from Herefordshire. A devout Puritan who fought for Parliament in the First English Civil War, Harley belonged to the moderate Presbyterian faction, which opposed the involvement of the New Model Army in the peace negotiations that followed victory in 1646. Elected MP for Herefordshire in 1646, he was one of the Eleven Members forced into temporary exile by the army in 1647.
Sir Edward Harley, 1749 engraving
The remains of Brampton Bryan Castle, almost totally destroyed during the war
Pride's Purge, December 1648; Harley, his father and younger brother Robert were among the MPs excluded by his former deputy
Brampton Bryan Hall, built by Harley after the Stuart Restoration to replace Brampton Bryan Castle
Eleven Members
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The Eleven Members were members of the House of Commons of England, who were identified by commanders of the New Model Army as their principal opponents. They were suspended and forced into exile for six months; after the 1648 Second English Civil War, many were permanently removed in December 1648.
Denzil Holles, one of the Eleven Members, and leader of the Presbyterian faction in Parliament