Talk:Battle of Alton

message: The article states "...but withdrew to Basingstoke in failure, with his soldiers near mutiny from poor conditions."  What kind of conditions? Food, billeting, weather, pay? Thomas R. Fasulo (talk) 19:21, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I meant "weather conditions". I fixed the sentence in the article. -- Rmrfstar (talk) 20:18, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  What kind of conditions 

message: The text includes  
But there is an incomplete ref name=curtis in the note.  It is swallowing a sentence and causing a cite error.  Probably all that needs to be done is complete the ref name, i.e.  .  ClamDip (talk) 20:42, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the notice. I've fixed the problem, mostly. -- Rmrfstar (talk) 21:57, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I just emphasized the part that is the error.  ClamDip (talk) 22:18, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ahh. I was confused as to what the error was. -- Rmrfstar (talk) 22:26, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference problem 

message: The inclusion of modern-day photographs (viz [St_Lawrence_bullet_holes.jpg] and [File:St_Lawrence_finds_after_battle.jpg] ) spark two desires in me. 
First, I should like to see a more recent photograph of the church as it now stands - though this desire can be sated by following a relevant link, you might consider cross-linking that page's image here. It would provide a nice transition, I think, from descriptions of events to discussion of the aftermath. But it's certainly not necessary to so do :)
:I don't think it's appropriate. Any images of the church taken in colour hardly relate to the aftermath of so ancient a battle.
Second, I would be interested to see an entry concerning the post faco historiography of the incident. The "aftermath" section of the article places the battle in the context of the War; but the images given later in the article, of contemporary relics, conjure in me a wish to learn more of the battle's place in history and popular perception. Is there a Blue Plaque at the Church? Where is Boles' elegy (as given in the article) to be found transcribed? Is the battle celebrated by the town, or ever commemorated by recreationists? Likewise: is there any divergence in popular perceptions of the battle, as from the sources you have encountered?
*A quick search indicates there is no Blue Plaque. 
*More, rather uninteresting details on the elegy are easily found in the cited reference; as stated above, I think this matter relates more to Boles the man than to the battle itself.
*I have read about reenactments. They seemed rather small-scale, though, and not worthy of mention.
*Nope. No divergence that I saw. -- Rmrfstar (talk) 20:28, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pics and What Didn't Happen 

message: What was the population of the town at the time of the battle? 
:I've added the approximate population in 1666. -- Rmrfstar (talk) 20:10, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Annoying Tidbit Request 

message: Did the town of Alton declare openly for Parliament after the battle? Did they remain loyal to the Roundheads for the remainder of the Warres?
:I haven't seen anything about that. I suspect nobody care(s/d). -- Rmrfstar (talk) 20:13, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: My limited exposure to like historiography suggests that this indicates they remained neutral-Parliamentarian... that is to say: occupied. I'll see if I can find anything mentioning it explicitly in the parliamentary record.
Dak06 (talk) 20:11, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Annoying Tidbit Request 

message: Dak06 (talk) 19:37, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Four Tildes 

message: Why is he referred to as Lord Waller in para 2? He was just a knight. Same goes for Hopton.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.194.138 (talk) 07:10, 13 December 2011
Is it worth mentioning that Waller and Hopton were friends, and only enemies in battle/politics, hence the considerably more cordial letter from Hopton compared with the bitter letter from Crawford???  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.235.118.50 (talk) 10:46, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
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