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#OnThisDay 3 December 1642 The Earl of Newcastle entered #York, securing it for King Charles I. It would remain a Royalist stronghold for the next two years. #17thCentury #EnglishCivilWar #OTD
#OnThisDay 25 November 1644 Oliver Cromwell denounced the Earl of Manchester's leadership of the Eastern Association army in Parliament. The ensuing debates led to reforms in Parliament’s armies and increased professionalisation of its officers. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay 9 October 1643 Parliamentary forces under the Earl of Manchester, Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell were besieging Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay 29 September 1654, Lord Protector Oliver #Cromwell narrowly escaped death or serious injury in a coaching accident in Hyde Park. Equestrian portrait of Cromwell c.1657 overlooking #London from our collection. #OTD #17thCentury #history #museums
#OnThisDay 19 September 1642 #Yorkshire Parliamentarians proclaimed Ferdinando, 2nd Lord Fairfax as their leader. His son, Sir Thomas Fairfax, would be his deputy and go on to even greater things... #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay 18 September 1644 was the Battle of Montgomery, the largest battle fought in Wales during the #BritishCivilWars. Royalist forces under Lord Byron were defeated by Sir John Meldrum, leaving the Parliamentarians in control of central Wales. #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay 14 September 1645 King Charles I, influenced by Prince Rupert's enemies at court, dismissed him from his service for surrendering Bristol. Rupert would subsequently demand and be exonerated by a Court Martial. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
#OnThisDay 13 September 1645 was the battle of Philiphaugh near Selkirk. Covenanter forces under Lt Gen David Leslie decisively defeated Royalist forces under the Marquis of Montrose. Images of the generals from our collection. #BritishCivilWars #WarOfThreeKingdoms #17thCentury
#OnThisDay 11 September 1645, Prince Rupert surrendered #Bristol, the last Royalist port, to Sir Thomas Fairfax. Rupert had no option due to disease and being outgunned, but a furious Charles I stripped him of his offices. Images from our collection. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury
#OnThisDay 7 September 1642 the Royalist commander of #Portsmouth George Goring surrendered the town under generous terms to Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury Thread 1/2