Member of the Parliamentary party during the English Civil War 1640-60, opposing the Royalist Cavaliers. The term referred to the short hair then worn only by men of the lower classes.
Men at the court of Charles I fashionably wore their hair in long ringlets, so the Parliamentarians chose to wear theirs short in contrast. Many Parliamentarians were also Puritans, who thought they should live and dress simply and austerely. 'Roundhead' was originally a derogatory term and is thought to have first been used in 1641, possibly by Queen Henrietta Maria.
Roundhead Studios was created in 2007.
Roundhead - Wyandot - was born in 1760.
Anthony Hungerford - Roundhead - died in 1657.
Roundhead - Wyandot - died on 1813-10-05.
Edward Hungerford - Roundhead - was born in 1596.
Edward Hungerford - Roundhead - died in 1648.
Both Cavalier and Roundhead soldiers primarily fought with muskets, which were the standard firearms of the period. Cavalry units often used swords, particularly sabers, for close combat. Additionally, pikes were commonly used by infantry on both sides, serving as long pole weapons for melee engagements and to fend off cavalry charges.
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