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The Royalists were nicknamed [[Cavaliers]].
The Royalists were nicknamed [[Cavaliers]].


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Nickname given to the supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. The name derives from the short haircut that many Parliamentarians sported. (Most of them were Puritans and favoured a sober lifestyle.)

The Royalists were nicknamed Cavaliers.