Royalist Resources

• King had the support of the House of Lords, but not the House of Commons
• 80 lords declared for the King 30 for parliament
• 175 MPs declared for King and 300 for Parliament.
• Landowners, country gentry and Anglicans declared for King
• This meant he had the support of the local leaders who were rich in land and influence but not disposable income
• Many of these men had some military training
• King largely had North and West of the country. This gave him access to resources of iron, cloth, leather needed to supply an army
• The King lacked the resources to sustain a long war