Loyalty, Loss and Rebellion – the story of John Penruddock
In the uneasy years after the English Civil War, loyalty to the Crown had not vanished from Wiltshire. From the quiet Vale of Pewsey to the streets of Salisbury, Colonel John Penruddock gathered supporters for a desperate gamble against Cromwell’s rule in 1655. What followed was a bold march, a brief flicker of rebellion, and a story that would end in capture, trial, and execution.