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Colonel '''Thomas Blagge''' (13 July 1613 – 4 November 1660) served as [[Groom of the Chamber]] to [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] and his son [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]. He fought for the [[Cavalier|Royalists]] during the [[Wars of the Three Kingdoms]], and following the [[Execution of Charles I]] in January 1649, joined the exiled [[House of Stuart|Stuart]] court in [[Kingdom of France|France]]. He helped Charles II evade capture after defeat at [[Battle of Worcester|Worcester]] in 1651, and although arrested himself, escaped from the [[Tower of London]]. He remained in exile for the next decade, fighting in the [[Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)|Franco-Spanish War]] during the brief Royalist alliance with [[Habsburg Spain|Spain]].
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His family background placed Blagge firmly in the ranks of the middle to upper class county gentry, connections which resulted in an appointment as [[Groom of the Chamber]] to [[Charles I of England|Charles I]]. During the political struggles of the early 1640s, most of Suffolk and [[East Anglia]] supported [[Parliament of England|Parliament]], including his father and father-in-law. However, like other Royal officials Blagge remained loyal to his master when the [[First English Civil War]] began in August 1642.{{sfn|Evelyn|1907|p=19}}
 
He raised a regiment for the [[Cavalier|Royalists]], participating in the indecisive [[Battle of Edgehill]] in October 1642 and subsequent attack on [[London]].{{sfn|Plant}} After it failed, the main Royalist field army was divided between their wartime capital at [[Oxford]], [[Abingdon-on-Thames|Abingdon]] and [[Wallingford, Oxfordshire|Wallingford]].{{sfn|Royle|2004|p=208}} Blagge was appointed [[Governor]] of [[Wallingford Castle]], a Royal possession since the 12th century whichthat controlled a vital crossing point over the [[River Thames]], but whose fortifications had been allowed to decay inover the last 50 years.{{sfn|Newman|1998|p=31}}
 
Although present at the [[First Battle of Newbury]] in September, hisBlagge's priority was to rebuildrebuilding Wallingford's defences, a process completed by the end of the year.{{sfn|Newman|1998|p=31}} During the 1644 Royalist offensive in [[South West England]], he commanded a [[brigade]] at [[Battle of Cropredy Bridge|Cropredy Bridge]], [[Battle of Lostwithiel|Lostwithiel]] and [[Second Battle of Newbury|Second Newbury]].{{sfn|Young|1939|p=35}} Although Lostwithiel was a major victory, Charles had ignored advice from his nephew [[Prince Rupert of the Rhine|Prince Rupert]], who cautioned beingthe soabsence farof awaythe field army left theRoyalist garrisons around Oxford dangerously exposed (see Map). He was proved correct when the [[Roundhead|Parliamentarians]] captured Abingdon in July 1644, threatening the entire Royalist position in the [[Thames Valley]]. Coupled with the loss of [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] in 1643, retaining Wallingford became absolutely vital.{{sfn|Royle|2004|p=289}}
 
Most of the Oxford army was destroyed at [[Battle of Naseby|Naseby]] in June 1645; Charles surrendered to the Scots [[Covenanters]] outside [[Newark-on-Trent]] in May 1646, followed by the [[Siege of Oxford|Oxford]] garrison on 25 June. Besieged by the [[New Model Army]] under [[Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron|Sir Thomas Fairfax]], Blagge did not capitulate until 27 July when his men were starving and close to mutiny, although the stubborn defence meant he secured good terms.{{sfn|Ditchfield|Page|1923|pp=529-530}} Following the [[Execution of Charles I]] in January 1649, he joined [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] in France, then accompanied him to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] in 1651.{{sfn|Hervey|1900|p=28}}
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* {{cite journal |last1=Edmond |first1=Mary |title=Bury St Edmunds; A 17th century art centre |journal=The Volume of the Walpole Society |date=1987 |volume=53 |jstor=42581373}}
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* {{cite book |last1=JH|title=BLAGGE, Henry (c.1549-96), of Little Horningsheath, Suff. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603 |date=1981 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer|url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/blagge-henry-1549-96}}
* {{cite book|last=Newman|first=P. R.|year=1998|title=Atlas of the English Civil War|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-19610-9}}
* {{cite web |author=Plant |title=Colonel Thomas Blagge’sBlagge's Regiment of Foot|url=http://wiki.bcw-project.org/royalist/foot-regiments/thomas-blagge|website=BCW Project |access-date=17 March 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418001447/http://wiki.bcw-project.org/royalist/foot-regiments/thomas-blagge|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite book |last=Royle |first=Trevor |year=2004 |edition=2006 |title=Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638–1660 |publisher=Abacus |isbn=978-0-349-11564-1}}
* {{cite odnb|last=Sundstrom|first=Roy A|id=10822|title=Godolphin, Sidney, first earl of Godolphin(1645–1712)|year=2011}}
* {{cite web |author=Wallingford Castle |title=Thomas Blagge |url=http://www.earlrivers.org.uk/regimental-history/wallingford-castle |website=Earl Rivers Regiment of Foote |access-date=17 March 2021}}
* {{cite web |author=Westminster Abbey |title=Thomas Blagge soldier |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/thomas-blagge |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=12 March 2021}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Young |first1=Peter |title=King Charles I's army of 1643-1645|journal=Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research|volume=18|issue=69|date=1939|pages=27–37 |jstor=44219782}}
 
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