battle of Marston Moor


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Noun1.battle of Marston Moor - a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupertbattle of Marston Moor - a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert
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English Civil War - civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
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1644: The Battle of Marston Moor took place, in which Cromwell's Roundheads defeated Prince Rupert's Cavaliers and left 3,000 dead.
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1644: The Battle of Marston Moor took place in which Cromwell's Roundheads defeated Prince Rupert's Cavaliers and left 3,000 dead.
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There will be English Civil War armour from Durham Castle and a set of more than 100 coins from the Breckenbrough Hoard - thought to have been deposited before the 1644 Battle of Marston Moor - on loan from the collections of York Museums Trust.
Exploring the revolts that made Britain; EXHIBITION An important moment in history will be marked with a fascinating Magna Carta exhibition in Durham. David Whetstone looks at this and the programme of related events
Phil will talk about the locally-raised units of horse and foot, the main engagements, including the skirmishes and battles at Piercebridge, Yarm/Egglescliffe and Guisborough in 1642/43 and the later bloody sieges of Scarborough and Newcastle following the "turning of the tide" in the war with the Battle of Marston Moor near York.
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After 10 weeks camped outside Newcastle, the Parliamentarian army - which included Scots who had fought at the bloody battle of Marston Moor in North Yorkshire - used gunpowder to breach the walls on October 20.
You're smarter for 10; This weekend Newcastle United take on Sunderland on the football pitch, but where did the famous rivalry start? Reporter MICHAEL BROWN took a look through the history books
Not until the later twentieth century did fieldwalking surveys highlight the potential of the distribution of lead shot fired during the battle of Marston Moor in Yorkshire.
Glenn Foard & Richard Morris. The archaeology of English battlefields: conflict in the pre-industrial landscape
A 1644 woodcut of the death of Boye, Prince Rupert's dog, at the Battle of Marston Moor.
Doggone pooch icon hits Brum! The Battle of Birmingham saw Royalists - led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and his pet poodle - storm their way through the city. Chris Upton looks at the emblematic role the prince's canine played
TODAY WORLDUFO 1644: The Battle of Marston Moor took place, in which Cromwell's Roundheads defeated Prince Rupert's Cavaliers and left 3,000 dead.
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