In this episode, CavalierCast host Mark Turnbull speaks to 3 expert guests about the overshadowed Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of Parliament's New Model Army. Professor Andrew Hopper, Colonel Nick Lipscombe and MJ Logue discuss why he isn't better remembered, along with:

Fairfax's family, military experience and the events he shaped.
Reasons behind his appointment as General of the New Model Army.
How instrumental he was in Parliament's ultimate victory.
His 300 poems and poetic side.

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