Military Rank:

Colonel

First Name:

Algernon

Last Name:

Sidney

Memorial Type:

Plaque

Does the monument still exist?

No

Inscription:

Colonel Algernon Sidney 1683

Allegiance:

Parliamentarian

Condition:

Good

Condition Description:

Text easily legible some oxidation of the copper in the plaque

Memorial Notes:

Colonel Algernon Sidney commanded the Earl of Manchester's regiment of horse during the Civil War and transferred into the New Model Army. Sydney was implicated in the 1683 Rye House Plot to assassinate King Charles II and, following a tria,l was executed.