Escape of Charles II
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After the final defeat of the Royalists in the English Civil War against Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, the future Charles II of England was forced to
King Charles II in Boscobel Wood by Isaac Fuller
Plaque outside King Charles House pub, New Street, in Worcester
Boscobel House, Shropshire
A descendant of the Royal Oak at Boscobel House
Battle of Worcester
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The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1642 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A Parliamentarian army
Escape of Charles II
…After the final defeat of the Royalists in the English Civil War against Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, the future Charles II of England (already by that time King of Scotland) was forced to flee England. With the support of a network…
Battle of Worcester, print by James Caldwall c. 1760 – c. 1770
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker, 1649
Charles II of England, circa 1653
Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester, 17th century painting, artist unknown