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.
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
John Birch (Roundhead)
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Colonel John Birch was an English soldier and politician from Manchester, who fought for the Parliamentarian cause in the First English Civil War, and sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1691.
Goodrich Castle, captured by Birch in June 1646, one of the last major actions of the First English Civil War
Samuel Pepys, who worked closely with Birch on funding the Royal Navy