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For the basketball team, see Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cavaliers was a nickname for the people who fought for King Charles I of England during the English Civil War. They fought against the Roundheads and Parliament. At first the name applied only to the royalist cavalry; the words are similar because they were originally the same word.

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  • Sir-Anthony-van-Dyck-Lord-John-Stuart-and-His-Brother-Lord-Bernard-Stuart

    Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart, c. 1638, by Sir Anthony van Dyck. Both Lord John Stewart and Lord Bernard Stewart died in battle in the English Civil War, fighting on the Royalist side.

  • King Charles I and his adherents

    An engraving depicting Charles I and his adherents.

  • Anthonis van Dyck 058

    Prince Rupert of the Rhine, often considered to be an archetypal Cavalier.

  • After the Battle of Naseby in 1645

    Cavaliers after the Battle of Naseby, 1645

  • Sir Anthony Van Dyck - Charles I (1600-49) - Google Art Project

    Charles I in Three Positions, the triple portrait of Charles I by Anthony van Dyck

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