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A History of the County of Shropshire
… the manor through Maj. John Wildman, the speculator in royalists' and papists' lands. 70 Thomas Brooke died at the … pillars in the centre. The house was perhaps occupied by royalists and by the county committee in the 1640s. 22 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of undergraduates and was killed at Edgehill. 78 While the Royalists held Oxford, Magdalen was obviously important as …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… captured by Sir William Waller; but it was retaken by the royalists, who did not, however, long retain possession, for …
A History of the County of Chester
… of Sir George Booth, and shots were exchanged with the royalists who had entered the city. 41 The Cromwellian …
A History of the County of Chester
… was the graveyard, closed in 1854, the burial place of royalists killed in 1644 and of victims of the cholera …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… 1,000 houses. 89 In 1642 Harborough was plundered by the royalists under Prince Rupert. 90 On 5 June 1645 Charles I had his headquarters in the town, but the royalists then marched westwards. 91 On 13 June the royal …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on the 2nd of July, 1644, upon MarstonMoor, between the royalists, commanded by Prince Rupert, and the …