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    The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1639 to 1653 Wars...
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    Edward Elgar (1857–1934) grew up in the city. The Battle of Worcester in 1651 was the final battle of the English Civil War, during which Oliver Cromwell's...
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    Scots to battle at Worcester on 3 September and completely defeated them, marking the end of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Charles II was one of the few...
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    Charles II at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, and Charles fled to mainland Europe. Cromwell became Lord Protector of England, Scotland and...
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    of the Battle of Evesham, in which Simon de Montfort was defeated, and in 1651 the Battle of Worcester was the last major engagement of the Wars of the...
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    caught them at Worcester on 3 September 1651, and his forces destroyed the last major Scottish Royalist army at the Battle of Worcester. Charles II barely...
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    America by Oliver Cromwell for having fought as Royalists at the Battle of Worcester just one year later in 1651. Disguised as a shepherd Montrose managed...
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    After the final defeat of Royalists in the English Civil War against Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, the...
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    Royal Oak (category Charles II of England)
    II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel...
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    Worcester was used as an artillery platform by the Parliamentarians when they successfully besieged Worcester in 1646. In 1651 before the Battle of Worcester...
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    on it around the time of the Battle of Worcester in 1651 "Powick Old Bridge (That Part Within the City of Worcester), Worcester". British Listed Buildings...
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    suppression of Royalists after Oliver Cromwell's decisive defeat of Charles II at the Battle of Worcester in 1651 (see image)[citation needed] The curbing of Western...
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  • Munroe recorded as being captured at the Battle of Worcester in 1651 and transported to America during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms as an indentured servant...
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    James Hind (category Year of birth unknown)
    assisting the escape of King Charles II after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester. After the war, he took up highway robbery against the Commonwealth...
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    the Battle of Worcester in 1651. John Farquharson of Inverey was known as the Black Colonel and burned Braemar Castle. John supported James VII of Scotland...
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    Shropshire (redirect from County of Salop)
    tree—after his final defeat at the Battle of Worcester. The area around Coalbrookdale is regarded as one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution and...
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    before the main Battle of Worcester in the English Civil War. The Upton-upon-Severn Memorial Hall was completed in 1832. The population of the civil parish...
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    The battle of Powick Bridge was a skirmish fought on 23 September 1642 south of Worcester, England, during the First English Civil War. It was the first...
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    continued to fight.[citation needed] MacNab was later killed at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.[citation needed] In 1650, after Montrose had made another...
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    Jane Lane, Lady Fisher (category Wives of baronets)
    – 9 September 1689) played a role in the escape of Charles II in 1651 after the Battle of Worcester. She rode with Charles, disguised as her servant...
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  • Oak was the tree in which Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Royal Oak or Royal Oaks may also...
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    of Charles II during his escape to France following defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Now owned by the National Trust, the hall is a Grade II*...
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  • Dunbar (1650) Battle of Hieton (1650) Battle of Inverkeithing (1651) Siege of Dundee (1651) Battle of Warrington Bridge (1651) Battle of Worcester (1651)...
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    home; but it is most famous for its role in the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Today it is managed by English Heritage. The...
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    English Civil War at the Battle of Worcester, on 3 September 1651. It was the last and most decisive battle in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Having defeated...
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    Worcester's early importance is partly due to its position on trade routes, but also because it was a centre of Church learning and wealth, due to the...
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    laird of the island, was born there. He was a famous scholar and fought at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. See also: Castles of the Clan MacLeod of Lewis...
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    a supporter of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. He assisted with the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in September...
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    after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester. It runs from Worcester via Bristol and Yeovil to Shoreham, West Sussex. All of the route is waymarked, using...
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    At the Battle of Worcester, precisely one year after the Battle of Dunbar, Cromwell crushed the Scottish army, ending the war. After years of rising tensions...
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