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Post by Staffsoatcake on Feb 12, 2012 11:42:19 GMT
Anyone know if the North Staffs area had any involvement in the conflict.
Which side would you have been on in the Civil war?
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Post by crowey on Feb 12, 2012 13:16:57 GMT
Wasn't Loggerheads something to do with it (as in "the battle of"?)
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Post by jamlander on Feb 12, 2012 13:17:12 GMT
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Post by crowey on Feb 12, 2012 13:32:48 GMT
....wrong, Battle of Loggerheads was in 1459 - just predates the Civil War by 200 years
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Post by mermaidsal on Feb 12, 2012 13:48:16 GMT
....wrong, Battle of Loggerheads was in 1459 - just predates the Civil War by 200 years aka Blore Heath?? |
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Post by redstriper on Feb 12, 2012 14:31:23 GMT
Plenty of fighting here in Chester, city was under siege for months, and rowton moor was a serious battle.
I'd have favoured the roundhead cause at the time, but in the years following I would have been disappointed with Cromwell (as with most leaders).
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Feb 12, 2012 14:58:51 GMT
Plenty of history in Worcester too
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Post by tazi on Feb 12, 2012 17:17:56 GMT
Sounds much like the oatcake.
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Post by MooG on Feb 12, 2012 18:36:37 GMT
I think there was a little local squabbling right at the start with Stafford being royalist and Newcastle for parliament but basically there wasn't much around here worth fighting over.
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Post by Arthurdollar on Feb 12, 2012 18:45:46 GMT
Cromwells second-in-Command General Thomas Harrison was born in Castle on the site of the owd Midland bank. High st.
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Post by lordb on Feb 13, 2012 13:23:35 GMT
There cant be many areas less inclined towards favouring the monarchy than ours.
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Post by mermaidsal on Feb 13, 2012 14:04:26 GMT
Cromwells second-in-Command General Thomas Harrison was born in Castle on the site of the owd Midland bank. High st. aka 'Butcher' Harrison and he was one of the signatories of Charles I's death warrant. Ahhh, just like PHWs and Rimmers  |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Feb 13, 2012 14:28:09 GMT
Go get him Tone. ;D
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Post by chunkie on Feb 13, 2012 16:15:06 GMT
my ancestor Thomas Chaloner was also a regicide but fled to Holland and never came back.
Harrison was arrested in Merrial Street, Newcatle-under-Lyme.
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Post by mistersausage on Feb 13, 2012 18:34:01 GMT
Plenty of fighting here in Chester, city was under siege for months, and rowton moor was a serious battle. I'd have favoured the roundhead cause at the time, but in the years following I would have been disappointed with Cromwell (as with most leaders). I'd like Stoke on Trent people to invade and ransack Chester tomorrow. Fucking loathe the place and it's 'I'm better than yeown' Cheshire types  Ha'penny millionaires ... I've shat em ;D |
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Post by Northy on Feb 13, 2012 19:02:39 GMT
the very last battle of the civil war was fought on winnington bridge north of northwich near to where I live, the high ground on the north side has some wooded areas and has names like gunners clough and the shoots.
The sealed know did a reenactment a few years ago nearby in Marbury Park.
not quite north staffs but less than a days ride away
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Post by iancransonsknees on Feb 13, 2012 20:22:43 GMT
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Post by redstriper on Feb 13, 2012 20:49:16 GMT
Plenty of fighting here in Chester, city was under siege for months, and rowton moor was a serious battle. I'd have favoured the roundhead cause at the time, but in the years following I would have been disappointed with Cromwell (as with most leaders). I'd like Stoke on Trent people to invade and ransack Chester tomorrow. Fucking loathe the place and it's 'I'm better than yeown' Cheshire types Ha'penny millionaires ... I've shat em ;D Glad your not keen, hopefully that means we dont have to suffer you visiting ;D |
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Post by wingy1964 on Feb 15, 2012 13:22:24 GMT
There was a bottle at Hopton which is near to the Stafford County Showground ,they also used the old building in Stafford to keep prisoners of the ranks of officer,can't remember which side housed the prisoners.The building is now the local museum with military history up to the ptesent day.
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Post by Squeekster on Feb 15, 2012 22:24:54 GMT
Quite interesting reading that about the Nantwich battle.
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