As Charles I mobilised for the First Bishops War in early 1639, Yorkshire became the principal muster ground for the royal army marching north. Selby on the Ouse was a staging post and muster point for forces moving toward York and then Newcastle. The Yorkshire musters of 1639 exposed the weakness of the militia system and the reluctance of many gentry to serve, foreshadowing the deeper constitutional crisis.
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