English Civil War (1642-1646) & related on this day tweets. Enjoy and Follow. Opinions and mistakes are my own.
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Barring a few outposts the north of England is lost to the King.Newcastle, the King's wealthiest sponsor abandons him and flees to France.
However Cromwell recovers in time to rally the remnants of the Roundhead army and defeat the Cavalier's.#history #OnThisDay
The Royalist's gain the upper hand.The Earl Of Manchester leaves the field believing the battle lost, Cromwell is wounded in the neck....
#OTD 1644 battle of Marston Moor 2 Royalist armies Rupert's/Newcastle's face 3 Parliamentary armies Manchester's/Fairfax's/Scots nr York...
For those interested in the civil war in Sheffield - sheffield.gov.uk/dms/scc/man… Civil War Study Guide v1-0 PDF.pdf
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Great Fire of #Oxford! Soldier roasting stolen pig in 1644 starts fire destroying 330 houses from George Street to St Ebbes #englishcivilwar – at Oxford, England
However Popham got his revenge by returning the same day with a larger force and sacking the whole town #EnglishCivilWar
..upon hearing of the approach of Popham, the local Royalists rallied and ambushed the Roundheads killing Popham's own brother....
#OnThisDay 1643 Parliamentarian Alexander Popham rode to Sherborne in Dorset in order to find quarter for his tired troops...1/3
his horse were able to flee to Leeds however his foote were quickly caught with nearly 2000 killed or captured.
..Fairfax's troops were retreating from Tadcaster when the Royalist cavalry caught up with them on the open moor..,
#OnThisDay 1643 the archetype cavalier Sir George Goring crushed Crushed 'Black Tom' Fairfax's Roundheads outside Leeds on Seacroft Moor....
...is the last serious Royalist advance on London, from 1644 on-wards the Roundheads are on the offense. @NotableHistory
#OnthisDayInHistory 1644 battle of @cheriton1644 the Royalist's advance from the west is stopped by Waller in Hampshire....
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Guess what we have for you? More details to come!
29 March - Cheriton
29 March - Basingstoke
3 – 6 April -... fb.me/3Of8XAFCa
.@UKProtector Cromwell+long suffering locals were granted £800(or approx £60,000 in today's money)to raze the historic castle to the ground
The castle had remained loyal even after the execution of @charlesstuart42 earlier in the year.
#OnThisDay 1649 the great royalist fortress of Pontefract Castle fell to Cromwell (for the third time!).
