Clubmen were bands of local defence vigilantes during the English Civil War (1642–1651) who tried to protect their localities against the excesses of the armies of both sides in the war. They sought to join together to prevent their wives and daughters being raped by soldiers of both sides, themselves being forcibly conscripted to fight by one s...
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Clubmen were associations founded in the southern and western counties of England, to restrain the excesses of the armies during the civil wars of 1642 - 1649. They professed neutrality, but inclined towards the king, and were considered enemies by his opponents.
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