The English Civil War was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of religious freedom. Important figures and events: Charles I, Long Parliament, Charles II, Oliver Cromwell.
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English Civil War
Brentford High Street have carried out some magnificent research on Brentford...
Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Pilot. Born Robin McGregor Waterston in Edinburgh. He joined 603 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Turnhouse in 1937, and was called to full-time service on August 24th 1939. Shot down over Woolwich...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
A military uprising in Spain in July 1936 was assisted by Hitler and Mussolini. The elected Spanish Republican government pleaded for help from France and Britain but, as part of the appeasement ph...
This 1893 map (extract here) shows a hall, Salisbury Hall, beside the pub (Morpeth Arms) set back behind a house on Old Ford Road. This 1870 map shows the hall labelled 'Bethal Chapel (Baptist)'. ...
Building, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Religion
The motto, Che Sera Sera, you should all know from the song (What Will Be, Will Be) and the animal is an antelope. This symbol is a much reduced version of some of the heraldry associated with the ...
We are indebted to Derek Smith for the following write-up of the siege: The Siege of Sidney Street on 3rd January 1911 came about because of a bungled robbery in Houndsditch in the City of London a...
We think the history of this hospital is that: it was opened on 15 March 1850 as the Establishment for Gentlewomen During Temporary Illne...
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