Robert Lilburne
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Robert Lilburne is most notable as the elder brother of radical Leveller agitator John Lilburne. During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, when the English Parliament fought against King Charles I, he ha
Colonel Robert Lilburne
Penruddock uprising
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The Penruddock Uprising was a Royalist revolt launched on 11 March 1655, intending to restore Charles II to the throne of England. It was led by John Penruddock, a Wiltshire landowner who fought for C
Colonel John Penruddock
John Thurloe; Cromwell's spymaster who was aware of the proposed uprising several months before
South Molton town centre, where the rebels were trapped on 14 March 1655