james temple english civil war soldier convicted rochester kent connected gentry family second sons sir elder brother died child temple moved father rochester mary essex sussex settled temple gained military experience member duke buckingham expedition joined parliamentary army outbreak civil war fought battle rose colonel commanded fort important defensive position approach london river elected member parliament september replace ejected royalist sided army opposing compromise king appointed judge trial king charles england temple attended court sessions 28th sign king death warrant restoration charles_ii convicted avoided execution imprisoned jersey died early life temple born sir parents living parish rochester kent house previously owned mother husband family closely related temple family family belonged gentry having reasonable income members aristocracy father tower london james following king accession english throne members gentry years king reign temple older brother john sister susan result mother marriage half brothers including sir half sisters born connected family included sir 1st 1st sister mother grandmother following mother death moved known essex older brother john admitted lincoln inn year temple given permission council travel abroad years allowed servant strictly forbidden visit rome temple living number temple family portraits painted family commission include temple father hangs hall sister family portraits included temple portrait known survived early result father marriage previously married moved time hall sussex father marriage gave step siblings including temple married march years children expedition june 1st duke buckingham led expedition island support besieged king louis france standing army buckingham forces largely volunteers mercenaries public opinion england particularly extreme supported number connected gentry came forward volunteers join buckingham included temple elder brother john members family expedition disaster altogether buckingham lost men campaign force died temple brother life sussex father died temple main father estate father property held wife meet commitments temple relatively inheritance grand country house great estate certainly large fortune financial affairs good order discussed members family temple cousin wrote mother cousin broke thousand pounds able pay shillings pound charles personal rule network gentry sussex course sussex justice peace civil war temple like members family supported parliament king uncle lord king principal opponents temple military experience useful english civil war broke august appointed captain troop horse raised lord commanded temple cousin temple related able secure commission uncle unit saw action close temple family home temple fought battle october march temple returned sussex appointed parliament sussex committee set seizure administration assets prominent december temple prominent defence crossing castle royalist attack lord attempt obtain control sussex king actions described 12th december visited brave soldier acquaintance day defend fort bold daring enemy wonder country marvel man head heart hand success war progressed temple promoted colonel governor fort essex post previously held father fort close temple childhood home place strategic importance controlled approach london river second civil war royalist uprisings kent essex temple control parliament enabled lord troops cross route siege town trial charles commonwealth september temple elected member parliament replace sir royalist member ejected belonged political religious group known opposed compromise parliament negotiations king result mps allowed remain pride purge military coup excluded parliament roughly quarters mps particularly believed army january army decided bring charles trial temple judges named conducted trial attended sessions court approved guilty verdict signed king death warrant 28th judges early commonwealth period continued serve parliamentary committees attracted accusations corruption september accusations led giving post fort probably time married second wife temple attracted number accusations financial apparently proved ordered house_of_commons respond legal action attempted serve connection bond threw ground foot temple guardian daughter apparently marry son alexander result temple acquired deeds property ireland subsequently refused return years later accused estate prominent sussex catholic sir heir minor following temple marriage father invested farming venture brother law temple mary sir alexander apparently intended provide inheritance grandchildren children younger son sir alexander wanted ensure suitable provision younger son investment temple father benefit children apparently fled scotland late prominent successful member establishment possibility recovering money late temple went determine temple children death subsequent restoration charles_ii faced possibility execution case appears unresolved restoration temple returned parliament recall long general following restoration excluded act role trial execution captured trying travel ireland wife maiden held tower london tried tried avoid death penalty saying acted judge charles trial order information went claim tried prevent king execution begging spare avoid execution sentenced life imprisonment result security concerns number including temple sent jersey initially imprisoned subsequently reported died february described famous remarkable horrible business king came pack share
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