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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… time of Henry IV. At the commencement of the great civil war, the castle, at that time considered a very strong …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… some of which were occupied as stations during the civil war in the reign of Charles I. Tideswell (St. John the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Jenkins and later the Curre families until the First World War, when it apparently closed. 65 The school's average …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… as of considerable strategic importance during the Civil War, 77 and c. 1775 it was said to be much frequented by … part of Sedbury tithing has been transformed. A prisonerof-war camp was built north-east of the road to Tutshill in the First World War, and at the end of the war a semi-circle of houses in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of the land of the estate was acquired in the First World War for the shipyard and was later taken over by the Army …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by which name the castle was distinguished. In the civil war of the 17th century, it was besieged by a detachment of …
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State
… a Height, as to involve Three Nations in so many years War, the Judicious Reader must observe and judge for himself …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… after the battle of Sedgemoor in 1685. During the civil war of the 17th century, the parliamentary general called …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Robert, Duke of Normandy. It was taken by King John in his war with the barons; and subsequently was besieged by Prince … W.) from London; containing 3733 inhabitants. In the civil war of the 17th century, the Earl of Warwick brought some … vessels were mostly taken in the American revolutionary war, and the little trade that remained was transferred to …