Ontario High School History of England . tothe nation. The Parliament declared thatit was opposing, not the king, but his evilcounsellors, while Charles protested thathe stood out against radical attacks onthe ancient and undoubted rights of the monarchy. Therewas keen rivalry to get control of the best fighting materialin the country. England had no standing army. Eachyear the militia was called out for a brief training, andthen these so-called trained bands were sent home. TheParliament had demanded the right to name the officers ofthe trained bands, a proposal that called from Charles afier
Ontario High School History of England . tothe nation. The Parliament declared thatit was opposing, not the king, but his evilcounsellors, while Charles protested thathe stood out against radical attacks onthe ancient and undoubted rights of the monarchy. Therewas keen rivalry to get control of the best fighting materialin the country. England had no standing army. Eachyear the militia was called out for a brief training, andthen these so-called trained bands were sent home. TheParliament had demanded the right to name the officers ofthe trained bands, a proposal that called from Charles afiery refusal; he would not, he said, trust his own wife andchildren with such a power for half an hour. In spite ofthis, many of the trained bands fought for the war began when, in August, 1642, Charles raisedhis standard at Nottingham, a ceremony intended toinform the nation that the king was at war with hisenemies, and to summon all loyal men to his side. Charleshimself was no great general, but his nephew, Prince Rupert,. RoundheadABOUT 1619 THE GREAT CIVIL WAE 281
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