Sunday 10 July 2016

Lord Goring

Commander of the Royalist's forces at Langport. Fascinating character - a true cavalier - his campaigns in the West are worth a read.
Wiki.
Biography here

1 comment:

Doug said...

One of the few capable Royalist Commanders, his love of drink was as infamous as his ambition and were exploited by his detractors.
Here's an interesting link to a podcast about the English Civil War. "Revolutions" is an entertaining and enlightening survey of several key revolutions, starting with the ECW.