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Why did Parliamentarians Wear Orange and Royalists Wear Red in the English Civil War? (2019x4)

Air date: Feb 01, 2019

So we often see the roundheaded Parliamentarian soldiers wearing sashes of orange, whilst fighting against the cavaliers (Royalists) who sport a crimson red sash. In this video I want to look into whether there's any historical basis for this. Music Used: Eine Kleine Nachstmuzik - Wulfgang Amadeus Mozart Hungarian Rhapsody - Franz Liszt Suonatore Di Liutto - Kevin MacLeod Dub Feral - Kevin MacLeod Fund My Windmills (Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/HistorywithHilbert Join in with the banter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistorywHilbert Enter the Fray on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistorywHilbert/ Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! historywithhilbert@gmail.com #EnglishCivilWar #WarofThreeKingdoms #History