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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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