Battle of Camp Hill
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The Battle of Camp Hill, also known as the Battle of Birmingham, took place on Easter Monday, 3 April 1643, in and around Camp Hill, Warwickshire, during the First English Civil War. In the skirmish,
Prince Rupert shown attacking "Brimidgham", from the Parliamentarian pamphlet A True Relation of Prince Ruperts Barbarous Cruelty against the Towne of Brumingham
A weather vane reportedly shot by Prince Rupert during the battle
The Ship Inn in the mid-1860s. It was demolished in 1867.
Birmingham
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Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the centre of the West Midlands region of England. It is the largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in B
Battle of Camp Hill
…men, attempted to stop a detachment of 1,400 Royalists under the command of Prince Rupert from passing through the unfortified parliamentary town of Birmingham. The Parliamentarians put up a surprisingly stout resistance and, according to the Royalists, shot at them from houses as the small Parliamentary force…
Birmingham Skyline from the West
Library of Birmingham reflected Cropped
Birmingham Council House
Cathedral Church of St Philip in Birmingham