Read on TwitterDuring research, I& #39;ve come across a few instances when disguises have been used during the British Civil War to achieve (or try to achieve!) an objective. I think the details really bring the civil war alive!
Each day I& #39;ll list the top ten ...
1642. Being a wanted man, Digby fled to Holland. Later visited the King at York disguised as a Frenchman. Captured on the return voyage to Holland and taken to Hull where he revealed his identity and sweet-talked Sir John Hotham into letting him go.
- LORD GEORGE DIGBY1642. Being a wanted man, Digby fled to Holland. Later visited the King at York disguised as a Frenchman. Captured on the return voyage to Holland and taken to Hull where he revealed his identity and sweet-talked Sir John Hotham into letting him go." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔟" title="Keycap ten" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap ten"> - LORD GEORGE DIGBY1642. Being a wanted man, Digby fled to Holland. Later visited the King at York disguised as a Frenchman. Captured on the return voyage to Holland and taken to Hull where he revealed his identity and sweet-talked Sir John Hotham into letting him go." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
1659. Led an uprising against Cromwell& #39;s Protectorate in the NW & Wales. After defeat, he dressed as a woman to flee the country, but in Newport Parnell a keen-eyed innkeeper called the authorities after Booth purchased a razor!
Portrayed after Restoration
- GEORGE BOOTH1659. Led an uprising against Cromwell& #39;s Protectorate in the NW & Wales. After defeat, he dressed as a woman to flee the country, but in Newport Parnell a keen-eyed innkeeper called the authorities after Booth purchased a razor! Portrayed after Restoration" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="9️⃣" title="Keycap digit nine" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit nine"> - GEORGE BOOTH1659. Led an uprising against Cromwell& #39;s Protectorate in the NW & Wales. After defeat, he dressed as a woman to flee the country, but in Newport Parnell a keen-eyed innkeeper called the authorities after Booth purchased a razor! Portrayed after Restoration" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
1648. The King& #39;s "plain-speaking chaplain" had been arrested after acting as a royalist agent & incarcerated in the Tower. He escaped dressed as a porter with a basket of apples on his head!
Brutally killed while defending Woodcroft House, Cambridgeshire.
- DR MICHAEL HUDSON1648. The King& #39;s "plain-speaking chaplain" had been arrested after acting as a royalist agent & incarcerated in the Tower. He escaped dressed as a porter with a basket of apples on his head!Brutally killed while defending Woodcroft House, Cambridgeshire." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="8️⃣" title="Keycap digit eight" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit eight"> - DR MICHAEL HUDSON1648. The King& #39;s "plain-speaking chaplain" had been arrested after acting as a royalist agent & incarcerated in the Tower. He escaped dressed as a porter with a basket of apples on his head!Brutally killed while defending Woodcroft House, Cambridgeshire." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
1646. The King trimmed his hair and donned a false beard. Dressed as a servant called Harry, he headed for Scottish army HQ with 2 companions.
Along the way they tried to cut each other& #39;s hair with knives, then sent for a barber. Arrived at Newark on 6 May.
- KING CHARLES I1646. The King trimmed his hair and donned a false beard. Dressed as a servant called Harry, he headed for Scottish army HQ with 2 companions.Along the way they tried to cut each other& #39;s hair with knives, then sent for a barber. Arrived at Newark on 6 May." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="7️⃣" title="Keycap digit seven" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit seven"> - KING CHARLES I1646. The King trimmed his hair and donned a false beard. Dressed as a servant called Harry, he headed for Scottish army HQ with 2 companions.Along the way they tried to cut each other& #39;s hair with knives, then sent for a barber. Arrived at Newark on 6 May.">
- KING CHARLES I1646. The King trimmed his hair and donned a false beard. Dressed as a servant called Harry, he headed for Scottish army HQ with 2 companions.Along the way they tried to cut each other& #39;s hair with knives, then sent for a barber. Arrived at Newark on 6 May." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="7️⃣" title="Keycap digit seven" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit seven"> - KING CHARLES I1646. The King trimmed his hair and donned a false beard. Dressed as a servant called Harry, he headed for Scottish army HQ with 2 companions.Along the way they tried to cut each other& #39;s hair with knives, then sent for a barber. Arrived at Newark on 6 May.">
1645. Hereford& #39;s royalist governor employs men to break the ice on moat. Birch disguises 6 of his parliamentarians as labourers with pickaxes & spades and a fake constable leads them to town. The gate opens & 150 of his firelocks rush in and take Hereford.
- COLONEL JOHN BIRCH1645. Hereford& #39;s royalist governor employs men to break the ice on moat. Birch disguises 6 of his parliamentarians as labourers with pickaxes & spades and a fake constable leads them to town. The gate opens & 150 of his firelocks rush in and take Hereford." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="6️⃣" title="Keycap digit six" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit six"> - COLONEL JOHN BIRCH1645. Hereford& #39;s royalist governor employs men to break the ice on moat. Birch disguises 6 of his parliamentarians as labourers with pickaxes & spades and a fake constable leads them to town. The gate opens & 150 of his firelocks rush in and take Hereford." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
1651. Had his black hair cut short & dressed in a green coat and grey breeches, with shoes that made his & #39;enormous& #39; feet sore all over. Posing as Will Jones, servant to Jane Lane, a colonel& #39;s daughter, he escaped parliamentarian patrols and made it to France.
- KING CHARLES II1651. Had his black hair cut short & dressed in a green coat and grey breeches, with shoes that made his & #39;enormous& #39; feet sore all over. Posing as Will Jones, servant to Jane Lane, a colonel& #39;s daughter, he escaped parliamentarian patrols and made it to France." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5️⃣" title="Keycap digit five" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit five"> - KING CHARLES II1651. Had his black hair cut short & dressed in a green coat and grey breeches, with shoes that made his & #39;enormous& #39; feet sore all over. Posing as Will Jones, servant to Jane Lane, a colonel& #39;s daughter, he escaped parliamentarian patrols and made it to France.">
- KING CHARLES II1651. Had his black hair cut short & dressed in a green coat and grey breeches, with shoes that made his & #39;enormous& #39; feet sore all over. Posing as Will Jones, servant to Jane Lane, a colonel& #39;s daughter, he escaped parliamentarian patrols and made it to France." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5️⃣" title="Keycap digit five" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit five"> - KING CHARLES II1651. Had his black hair cut short & dressed in a green coat and grey breeches, with shoes that made his & #39;enormous& #39; feet sore all over. Posing as Will Jones, servant to Jane Lane, a colonel& #39;s daughter, he escaped parliamentarian patrols and made it to France.">
1648. After 20 months in Parliament& #39;s custody, escaped St. James& #39;s Palace during a game of hide & seek. Dressed as a girl, & despite a tailor& #39;s suspicions over his proportions & then plucking at his leg in an & #39;unwomanish manner& #39; the 14-year-old reached Holland.
- PRINCE JAMES1648. After 20 months in Parliament& #39;s custody, escaped St. James& #39;s Palace during a game of hide & seek. Dressed as a girl, & despite a tailor& #39;s suspicions over his proportions & then plucking at his leg in an & #39;unwomanish manner& #39; the 14-year-old reached Holland." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4️⃣" title="Keycap digit four" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit four"> - PRINCE JAMES1648. After 20 months in Parliament& #39;s custody, escaped St. James& #39;s Palace during a game of hide & seek. Dressed as a girl, & despite a tailor& #39;s suspicions over his proportions & then plucking at his leg in an & #39;unwomanish manner& #39; the 14-year-old reached Holland.">
- PRINCE JAMES1648. After 20 months in Parliament& #39;s custody, escaped St. James& #39;s Palace during a game of hide & seek. Dressed as a girl, & despite a tailor& #39;s suspicions over his proportions & then plucking at his leg in an & #39;unwomanish manner& #39; the 14-year-old reached Holland." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4️⃣" title="Keycap digit four" aria-label="Emoji: Keycap digit four"> - PRINCE JAMES1648. After 20 months in Parliament& #39;s custody, escaped St. James& #39;s Palace during a game of hide & seek. Dressed as a girl, & despite a tailor& #39;s suspicions over his proportions & then plucking at his leg in an & #39;unwomanish manner& #39; the 14-year-old reached Holland.">
