Naseby

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Nase·by

(nāz′bē)

A village of central England near Northampton. Nearby on June 14, 1645, Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated Royalist troops led by Charles I and Prince Rupert.

Naseby

(ˈneɪzbɪ)

(Placename) a village in Northamptonshire: site of a major Parliamentarian victory (1645) in the Civil War, when Cromwell routed Prince Rupert's force

Nase•by

(ˈneɪz bi)

n.

a village in W Northamptonshire, in central England: Royalist defeat 1645.

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Noun	1.	Naseby - a village in western Northamptonshire Northamptonshire - a county is central England
	2.	Naseby - a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists Battle of Naseby 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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WHEN Dick Naseby was in Paris he made some odd acquaintances; for he was one of those who have ears to hear, and can use their eyes no less than their intelligence.

Hence, too, it came about that Dick Naseby, a high-minded creature, and as scrupulous and brave a gentleman as you would want to meet, held in a sort of affection the various human creeping things whom he had met and studied.

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I have concentrated here at Naseby camp all the resources Heaven has left me, and I write to you in haste from thence.

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What was begun at Edgehill ended at Naseby where the King's cause was utterly lost.

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The school converted to academy status in 2011 and formed a Multi Academy Trust with Naseby Church of England Primary Academy in 2014.

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The office had moved from London to escape the bombing to a stately home in Naseby, Northants.