Thomas Myddelton (younger)

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Sir Thomas Myddelton (1586–1666) of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, was an English-born Welsh landowner, politician, and military officer. He became a Member of Parliament in 1624; during the First English Civil War he was a prominent Parliamentarian general, despite having no previous military experience.

Sir Thomas Myddelton, copy of a portrait of c.1650

Chirk Castle, purchased by Myddelton's father in 1595

Man identified as Sir Thomas Myddelton, after Civil War-era print by Thomas Hinde (1635-52). Myddelton served as an active field commander in the war, despite being 57 years old at its outbreak

Welsh Royalist John Owen of Clenennau; Owen was alleged to have served under Myddelton in Booth's Uprising of 1659, despite the two men being opponents in the previous conflicts

Chirk Castle

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Chirk Castle is a Grade I listed castle located in Chirk, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is now owned and run by the National Trust.

Chirk Castle

The north east prospect of Chirk Castle, 1735

A north view of Chirk Castle, c.1810

Chirk Castle Approach