Editing Sutton Coldfield (section)

==== Civil war, unrest and governance ====
The outbreak of the [[English Civil War]] in 1642 saw the [[Battle of Camp Hill]] at nearby Birmingham, which resulted in Birmingham being pillaged by Royalist forces. Despite the nearby action, Sutton Coldfield emerged unscathed, although it is known that it was visited by both Parliamentary and Royalist soldiers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Amphlett |first=John |title=A Short History of Clent |year=2009 |publisher=BiblioBazaar |isbn=978-1-103-20118-1|page=124 }}</ref> It is claimed that during his escape from England in 1646, [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] stayed for a night at [[New Hall Manor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A History of New Hall |url=http://www.handpickedhotels.co.uk/hotels/new-hall-hotel/History/ |publisher=Handpicked Hotels |access-date=14 September 2010|quote=...it is said that Charles II stayed one night at New Hall during his flight from England...}}</ref>

On 26 July 1664, King Charles II renewed the royal charter for Sutton Coldfield, with the additional provision being made for the appointment of two members of the Society as capital [[Burgess (title)|burgesses]] and also as [[Justice of the peace|justices of the peace]] alongside the Warden.<ref name="Salzman" /><ref>{{cite book|title=The charters of the royal town of Sutton Coldfield |year=1853 |publisher=Benjamin Hall |pages=29–38 |author=Warden and Society of the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield }}</ref>

Following his trial and three-year suspension from preaching, the violently [[English Presbyterianism|anti-Presbyterian]] [[Henry Sacheverell]] retired to New Hall, the home of his once-removed first cousin, George Sacheverell.<ref name="WKRB13" /> Henry Sacheverell preached a vitriolic sermon at Sutton Church on Sunday 17 October 1714, which fuelled [[Birmingham]]'s contribution to the nationwide rioting the following Wednesday, the day of [[King George I of Great Britain|King George I]]'s coronation.  It also appears that, whilst residing in New Hall, he helped ferment the [[English Presbyterianism|anti-Presbyterian]] "Church in danger" riots of July 1715, when, according to a correspondent of [[George Berkeley]], up to 4000 rioters gathered in Birmingham, twenty-eight rioters died, and no more than three [[English Dissenters|Dissenters]]' meeting-houses survived in Birmingham, [[Worcestershire]] and [[Staffordshire]].<ref>Gilmour, Ian; Riot, risings and revolution (London, 1992); {{ISBN|0091753309}}.</ref>  

The town became a temporary refuge in 1791, following the "[[Priestley Riots]]" in Birmingham. [[William Hutton (Birmingham historian)|William Hutton]], for example, whose house was attacked by protesters, decided to spend the summer in Sutton. However, local residents' fears of further rioting forced him to move permanently to [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hutton |first=William |title=The life of William Hutton, stationer, of Birmingham, and the history of his family |year=1841 |publisher=Charles Knight & Co. |pages=58–59 |author-link=William Hutton (Birmingham historian)}}</ref> [[Joseph Priestley]] is said to have stayed at the 'Three Tuns' following the destruction of his home in the [[Priestley riots|riots]], and his initial flight to Heath-forge, [[Wombourne]].<ref name="DargueSC" />