The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651

John Poyer – Starting the second civil war in Wales


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This is the incredible but true story of John Poyer of Pembroke. Poyer’s early years are obscure but he rose from poverty to become mayor of the isolated and poor town of Pembroke in the farthest reaches south west Wales. When civil war broke out in 1642 Poyer seized the town and castle for Parliament ... Read more
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