EnglishCivilWar

English Civil War (1642-1646) & related on this day tweets. Enjoy and Follow. Opinions and mistakes are my own.

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

@LondonHistorian found what i suspect is a musketball near ealing golfcourse,do you know of any military activity around there?

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

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.

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

However Cromwell recovers in time to rally the remnants of the Roundhead army and defeat the Cavalier's.#history #OnThisDay

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

The Royalist's gain the upper hand.The Earl Of Manchester leaves the field believing the battle lost, Cromwell is wounded in the neck....

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

#OTD 1644 battle of Marston Moor 2 Royalist armies Rupert's/Newcastle's face 3 Parliamentary armies Manchester's/Fairfax's/Scots nr York...

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

Sheffield castle to be unearthed http://t.co/Pl7eSkFCwi

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

For those interested in the civil war in Sheffield - https://t.co/0zN6SZM7Q2 Civil War Study Guide v1-0 PDF.pdf

[Civil War Oxford @OxfordWar]

Great Fire of #Oxford! Soldier roasting stolen pig in 1644 starts fire destroying 330 houses from George Street to St Ebbes #englishcivilwar

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

However Popham got his revenge by returning the same day with a larger force and sacking the whole town #EnglishCivilWar

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

..upon hearing of the approach of Popham, the local Royalists rallied and ambushed the Roundheads killing Popham's own brother....

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

#OnThisDay 1643 Parliamentarian Alexander Popham rode to Sherborne in Dorset in order to find quarter for his tired troops...1/3

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

his horse were able to flee to Leeds however his foote were quickly caught with nearly 2000 killed or captured.

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

..Fairfax's troops were retreating from Tadcaster when the Royalist cavalry caught up with them on the open moor..,

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

#OnThisDay 1643 the archetype cavalier Sir George Goring crushed Crushed 'Black Tom' Fairfax's Roundheads outside Leeds on Seacroft Moor....

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

Details of the Cheriton fight here ; http://t.co/knSvTYbKmG

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

...is the last serious Royalist advance on London, from 1644 on-wards the Roundheads are on the offense. @NotableHistory

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

#OnthisDayInHistory 1644 battle of @cheriton1644 the Royalist's advance from the west is stopped by Waller in Hampshire....

[The Sealed Knot @Sealed_Knot]

Guess what we have for you? More details to come!

29 March - Cheriton

29 March - Basingstoke

3 – 6 April -... http://t.co/cdVawzGkat

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

.@UKProtector Cromwell+long suffering locals were granted £800(or approx £60,000 in today's money)to raze the historic castle to the ground

[EnglishCivilWar @EngCivilWarDays]

@UKProtector Cromwell+long suffering locals were granted £800(or approx £60,000 in today's money)to raze the historic castle to the ground.