Wellington Declaration

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The "Wellington Declaration" (otherwise known as the Declaration of Wellington) was a manifesto by King Charles I near the start of the English Civil War

In September 1642, before the first major pitched battle of Civil War, King Charles I raised his standard in the market square of Wellington, at the time a small, though highly influential, market town and addressed his troops the next day at nearby Orleton Hall. He declared that he would uphold the Protestant Religion, the Laws of England, and the Liberty of Parliament.

The Wellington Declaration was held to be so important that the Royal Mint stamped its slogans on the reverse of the 10/- silver coins RELIG:PROT:LEG:ANG:LIBER:PAR^[1] and silver half crowns (2/6) REL.PRO.LEG.ANG.LIB.PAR^[2] that it produced at that time. The inscriptions abbreviate the words "RELIGIO PROTESTANTIUM, LEGES ANGLIAE, LIBERTAS PARLIAMENTI", which is the declaration in Latin.

[edit] Further reading

• Saul B, Needleman Economics of English coniage denominations: Rise in silver and gold coinage

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Hammered Silver "Declaration" Half Pound of Charles I
2. ^ The reverse of an Exeter half-crown