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| Sir Alexander Popham's Bath Regiment of Trained Bands. This regiment was present 'doubled twice over, by means of volunteers'. Elements of Rodney's Wells regiment were also present and some were mustered in Wells for the King but many slipped away during the night. 'Well armed but not so well resolved.' Some in the Parliament force were armed with 'pitchforks, dungpicks and such like weapons'. |
Wells was the centre of Royalist activity at the early days of the War. A gathering at Chewton Mendip August 5 saw 10,000-12,000 Parliamentarians deployed on the Mendips to threaten the city. The Cavaliers numbered less than 1,000 mostly horse. Artillery bombarded the BIshop's Palace which was the Royalists' head quarters. Eventually the Royalists abandoned Wells riding to Glastonbury and then Sherborne Castle.
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| Pic by Bath artist Stephen Beck |
Wells Bishop's Palace Headquarters of the Royalists. Photo Susan Mitchard.
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