English Civil War coat colours

Royalist

Red — King’s Life Guard, Queen's Life Guard, Sir Allen Apsley, Sir William Saville and Rupert’s Train Guard (Firelocks).

Blue — Prinde Charles’ Regt (Col Wood-house); Prince Rupert’s Regt (Col Sir

Thomas Lunsford), Lord Hopton, Charles Gerard and Sir William Pennyman.

Green — Earl of Northampton, Robert Broughton and Henry Tillier (last two from Ireland).

Yellow — Sir John Paulet, Colonel Talbot, Sir Charles Vavasour and Sir Francis Gamul.

Black — Sir Thomas Blackwall.

Grey — Sir Henry Bard, Colonel Pallard and Thomas Pinchbeck.

White — Earl of Newcastle, Lord Percy’s Regt (Firelock Train Guard), Colonel Hawkins, Sir Ralph Dutton and John Lamplugh.

Parliamentarian

Red — New Model Army Infantry Regiments (Different facings—for Fairfax’s Regt blue), most Eastern Association Regiments (Essex Regts — lined blue). Lord Montagu (white facings). Lord Robartes, Denzil Holies, Sir Michael Liversey (Horse: blue facings), Ralph Weldon and New Model Dragoon Regt (probably).

Blue — Sir Henry Cholmley, Sir William Constable, Sir Arthur Haselrig, Colonel Mandeville, Lord Saye and Sele, Earl of Stamford’s Regt (Col Massey), Lord Hastings (Horse) and Waller’s Train Guard (Firelocks).

Grey — Thomas Ballard, Earl of Denbigh (Horse), Lord Fielding (Horse), Sir John Gell, Sir John Merrick and Simon Rugeley.

Green — John Hampden, Colonel Byng, Samuel Jones and Earl of Manchester (red linings).

Tawny — New Model Train Guard Regt (Firelock).

Orange — Earl of Essex.

Purple — Lord Brook.

(Note: both ‘grey’ and ‘white’ may simply indicate undyed woollen cloth, and be of similar hue.)

All are Regiments of Foot unless otherwise stated.