Category: The English Civil War

History of the times that defined the life of Sir Ricard Lane

  • One of the Most Interesting Days of my Life….

    One of the Most Interesting Days of my Life….

    Yesterday was quite a day.  You’d have heard about it last night, but I was simply too tired to do anything but have a glass of wine, savor a bit of chocolate and wonder at the day I’d just had.  Just because you put a lot of work into something doesn’t mean it’s going to lead somewhere interesting.  Nor does it mean that it will be well received, let alone be referred to as “scholarly”…

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  • Breaking News! I Have Proven the True Identity of King Charles II’s Groom Named “Richard Lane”!

    Breaking News! I Have Proven the True Identity of King Charles II’s Groom Named “Richard Lane”!

    In the first article on the career of Richard Lane’s son, we led up to King Charles II’s invasion of England to restore his throne, and how his new Groom, Richard Lane (the younger), likely joined him in Scotland around the time of his coronation there in January 1651.  Of course, the throne the young king really had his eye on was that of England.  And the Scottish army now under his command was his means to that end…

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