History of War

ROUNDHEAD WELFARE SEAL

Source:   Maimed soldiers such as the man depicted in the seal would have been a common sight during and after the British Civil Wars  

“IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE OF EDGEHILL IN OCTOBER 1642, PARLIAMENT PASSED AN UNPRECEDENTED ACT THAT RECOGNISED THE STATE’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE WELFARE FOR ITS WOUNDED SOLDIERS”

Welfare provisions for wounded soldiers and

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