Most of Portsmouth's residents, including the mayor, supported the parliamentarians during the English Civil War, though the military governor of the town, Colonel Goring, who commanded the soldiers in Portsmouth, supported the royalists.
Most of Portsmouth's residents supported the parliamentarians during the English Civil War. This was including the mayor. The military governor of the town supported the royalists. Colonel Goring was the town. The military governor of the town commanded the soldiers in Portsmouth. Colonel Goring was the town.