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Marston Moor

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Marston Moor
A site in northern England west of York. The first Parliamentarian victory of the English Civil War occurred here on July 2, 1644.

Marston Moor
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(Placename) a flat low-lying area in NE England, west of York: scene of a battle (1644) in which the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists
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Noun1.Marston Moor - a former moor in northern England
England - a division of the United Kingdom
2.Marston Moor - a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince RupertMarston Moor - a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
English Civil War - civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
England - a division of the United Kingdom


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While M Chirac opted for a pint of Kronenbourg lager (purporting to be French, but brewed in Hartlepool), Mr Blair eagerly set about his Marston Moor Brewers' Pride Bitter - apparently before he had given it time to settle.
In which war did the Battle of Marston Moor take place?
1644 The Battle of Marston Moor took place near York.
 
 
 
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