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The Parliamentarians had also captured the King’s personal baggage, with correspondence which showed he intended to seek support from the [[Irish Catholic Confederation]] through the Cessation Treaty, and Catholic nations in Europe. By publishing this correspondence, entitled ” |
The Parliamentarians had also captured the King’s personal baggage, with correspondence which showed he intended to seek support from the [[Irish Catholic Confederation]] through the Cessation Treaty, and Catholic nations in Europe. By publishing this correspondence, entitled ”The King’s Cabinet Opened”,{{sfn|Raymond|2006|p=}} Parliament gained much support in favour of fighting the war to a finish. Within a year, the first civil war ended in a Parliamentarian military victory. |
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On 31 May, Prince Rupert stormed [[Leicester]]; in response, Fairfax and the New Model Army abandoned their blockade of Oxford, and on 14 June, won a decisive victory at [[Battle of Naseby|Naseby]].{{sfn|Royle|2006|p=332}} Defeat cost the Royalists their most formidable field army, along with their artillery train, stores, and Charles’ personal baggage. This included his private correspondence, detailing efforts to gain support from the [[Confederate Ireland|Irish Catholic Confederation]], the [[Pope|Papacy]] and France. Published by Parliament in a pamphlet entitled ” |
On 31 May, Prince Rupert stormed [[Leicester]]; in response, Fairfax and the New Model Army abandoned their blockade of Oxford, and on 14 June, won a decisive victory at [[Battle of Naseby|Naseby]].{{sfn|Royle|2006|p=332}} Defeat cost the Royalists their most formidable field army, along with their artillery train, stores, and Charles’ personal baggage. This included his private correspondence, detailing efforts to gain support from the [[Confederate Ireland|Irish Catholic Confederation]], the [[Pope|Papacy]] and France. Published by Parliament in a pamphlet entitled ”The King’s Cabinet Opened”, it seriously damaged his reputation.{{sfn|Royle|2006|pp=333–334}} |
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The Parliamentarians had also captured the King’s personal baggage, with correspondence which showed he intended to seek support from the Irish Catholic Confederation through the Cessation Treaty, and Catholic nations in Europe. By publishing this correspondence, entitled The King’s Cabinet Opened, Parliament gained much support in favour of fighting the war to a finish. Within a year, the first civil war ended in a Parliamentarian military victory.
On 31 May, Prince Rupert stormed Leicester; in response, Fairfax and the New Model Army abandoned their blockade of Oxford, and on 14 June, won a decisive victory at Naseby. Defeat cost the Royalists their most formidable field army, along with their artillery train, stores, and Charles’ personal baggage. This included his private correspondence, detailing efforts to gain support from the Irish Catholic Confederation, the Papacy and France. Published by Parliament in a pamphlet entitled The King’s Cabinet Opened, it seriously damaged his reputation.
