The English Civil War, which took place during the mid seventeenth century, is largely seen as a conflict between Roundheads (“right but repulsive”) and Cavaliers (“wrong but wromantic”) to quote, ‘1066 And All That’ by Sellars and Yeatman. But civil war drags in not just the men fighting in the two armies but also civilians. This talk considers the role of women in the war who became involved in many ways – and not just on the ‘home front’.