The chaos of the English Civil War…

The chaos of the English Civil War gives William Claiborne another opportunity to reclaim Kent Island.

The Calverts, who have received such constant support from the King, in turn support the monarchy during the early stages of the parliamentary crisis.

Claiborne find a new ally in Richard Ingle, a pro-Parliament Puritan merchant whose ships have been seized by the Catholic authorities in Maryland in response to a royal decree against Parliament.

Claiborne and Ingle see an opportunity for revenge using the Parliamentary dispute as political cover, and Claiborne seizes Kent Island in December 1644.