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  1. Roundheads

    Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651). Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I of England and his supporters, known as the Cavaliers or Royalists, who claimed rule by absolute monarchy and the principle of the divine right of kings. The goal of the Roundheads was to give to Parliament the supreme control over executive administration of the country/kingdom.

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  1. Roundheads

    the name of contempt given by the Cavaliers to the Puritans or Parliamentary party during the Civil War, on account of their wearing their hair close crept.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Roundheads

    The Parliamentary soldiers under Cromwell, so called from the custom of the Puritans of cropping the hair close to the head, as opposed to that of the Cavaliers, who wore it long.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of roundheads in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of roundheads in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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