The splendid Astley tomb at Patshull, a rare surviving portrayal of Royalist Troops in the 17th century.
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Sir Richard Astley (Rick?) is pictured leading the troops. He raised a troop of horse for King Charles I and served as captain during the first Civil War, possibly fighting with Lord Loughborough’s regiment.
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The Astleys, Royalists during the Civil Wars, fortified their manor house which was assailed by Parliamentarian Solidiers in 1645.
The monument has earlier recumbent figures in front: Sir John Astley, who died in1532, and his wife beside him.
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Sir Richard Astley, who died in 1687, is the standing figure with two of his wives on either side.
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