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English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath.
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English Civil War
Series of wars in England, 1642–1651
The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the struggle consisted of the First…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cavalier
Royalist supporter in the English Civil War
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Charles I of England
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
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Battle of Rowton Heath
1645 battle of the First English Civil War
The Battle of Rowton Heath, also known as the Battle of Rowton Moor, occurred on 24 September 1645 during the English Civil War. The Parliamentarians, commanded by Sydnam Poyntz, inflicted a significant defeat on the Royalists under the personal command of King Charles I,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)