Mark Turnbull Author
@1642author.bsky.social
British Civil Wars enthusiast from age 10. FRHistS - Royal Historical Society. Author with Pen & Sword. Durham.
📕Biography: Charles I's Private Life
🎬Podcast: CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words
https://tinyurl.com/yvxvmsjk
📕Biography: Charles I's Private Life
🎬Podcast: CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words
https://tinyurl.com/yvxvmsjk
The latest episode of #CavalierCast podcast - 'What Happened to the Covenanters'.
CavalierCast explores everything and anything to do with the Wars of the three Kingdoms.
CavalierCast explores everything and anything to do with the Wars of the three Kingdoms.
November 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The latest episode of #CavalierCast podcast - 'What Happened to the Covenanters'.
CavalierCast explores everything and anything to do with the Wars of the three Kingdoms.
CavalierCast explores everything and anything to do with the Wars of the three Kingdoms.
⚔️#OTD 1644 - The Second Battle of Newbury.
How the armies arrayed pre-battle.
How the armies arrayed pre-battle.
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
⚔️#OTD 1644 - The Second Battle of Newbury.
How the armies arrayed pre-battle.
How the armies arrayed pre-battle.
📅#OTD 1633. London.
Prince James, fourth child of Charles I and Henrietta-Maria, is born.
The queen had been ill just before the birth, which had led the king to gallop from Woodstock to London, whereupon he had prayed for three days for the pregnancy's 'happy progress'.
Prince James, fourth child of Charles I and Henrietta-Maria, is born.
The queen had been ill just before the birth, which had led the king to gallop from Woodstock to London, whereupon he had prayed for three days for the pregnancy's 'happy progress'.
October 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
📅#OTD 1633. London.
Prince James, fourth child of Charles I and Henrietta-Maria, is born.
The queen had been ill just before the birth, which had led the king to gallop from Woodstock to London, whereupon he had prayed for three days for the pregnancy's 'happy progress'.
Prince James, fourth child of Charles I and Henrietta-Maria, is born.
The queen had been ill just before the birth, which had led the king to gallop from Woodstock to London, whereupon he had prayed for three days for the pregnancy's 'happy progress'.
The kindle version of 'Charles I's Private Life' is on special offer over at Amazon - just £2.99!
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"
October 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The kindle version of 'Charles I's Private Life' is on special offer over at Amazon - just £2.99!
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"
"wonderful new insight into one of England's most tragic monarchs"
"truly brings history to life"
"a graceful read and broken into easily digestible shorter chapters"
📅#OTD 1651. Azores.
Prince Rupert's small fleet has been caught in a raging storm for days.
Maurice attempts in vain to bring his ship alongside. Rupert yells his last orders, but the 'hideous noise' makes it impossible.
Read more: tinyurl.com/93bx4st2
Prince Rupert's small fleet has been caught in a raging storm for days.
Maurice attempts in vain to bring his ship alongside. Rupert yells his last orders, but the 'hideous noise' makes it impossible.
Read more: tinyurl.com/93bx4st2
September 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
📅#OTD 1651. Azores.
Prince Rupert's small fleet has been caught in a raging storm for days.
Maurice attempts in vain to bring his ship alongside. Rupert yells his last orders, but the 'hideous noise' makes it impossible.
Read more: tinyurl.com/93bx4st2
Prince Rupert's small fleet has been caught in a raging storm for days.
Maurice attempts in vain to bring his ship alongside. Rupert yells his last orders, but the 'hideous noise' makes it impossible.
Read more: tinyurl.com/93bx4st2
📅#OTD 1642, skirmish at Powick Bridge.
A total force of around 2,000-3,000 clash in an action that lasted just 15 minutes.
The Earl of Clarendon's narrative suggests Rupert, relaxing in a field, was caught off-guard. In fact, eyewitness accounts tell a very different story.
#EnglishCivilWar
A total force of around 2,000-3,000 clash in an action that lasted just 15 minutes.
The Earl of Clarendon's narrative suggests Rupert, relaxing in a field, was caught off-guard. In fact, eyewitness accounts tell a very different story.
#EnglishCivilWar
September 23, 2025 at 6:56 AM
📅#OTD 1642, skirmish at Powick Bridge.
A total force of around 2,000-3,000 clash in an action that lasted just 15 minutes.
The Earl of Clarendon's narrative suggests Rupert, relaxing in a field, was caught off-guard. In fact, eyewitness accounts tell a very different story.
#EnglishCivilWar
A total force of around 2,000-3,000 clash in an action that lasted just 15 minutes.
The Earl of Clarendon's narrative suggests Rupert, relaxing in a field, was caught off-guard. In fact, eyewitness accounts tell a very different story.
#EnglishCivilWar