Overlooking the River Severn, the City of Worcester in Worcestershire, England was the location for the Battle of Worcester, the final battle of the English Civil War, where Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army defeated King Charles II's Cavaliers on 3 September 1651. Worcester supported the Parliamentary cause before the outbreak of civil war in 1642, but was city was swiftly occupied by the Royalists, but as Royalist power collapsed in May 1646, Worcester was placed under siege finally surrendering on 23 July, bringing the first civil war to a close in Worcestershire.
Overlooking the River Severn, the City of Worcester in Worcestershire, England was the location for the Battle of Worcester, the final battle of the English Civil War, where Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army defeated King Charles II's Cavaliers on 3 September 1651. Worcester supported the Parliamentary cause before the outbreak of civil war in 1642, but was city was swiftly occupied by the Royalists, but as Royalist power collapsed in May 1646, Worcester was placed under siege finally surrendering on 23 July, bringing the first civil war to a close in Worcestershire. In the Battle of Worcester Charles II was easily defeated by Cromwell's forces and Charles II returned to his headquarters in what is now known as King Charles House in the Cornmarket, before fleeing in disguise to Boscobel House in Shropshire, from where he eventually escaped to France.
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Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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