Information plaque attached ot the English Civil war memorial at the battlefield of Marston Moor, Nr York, North Yorkshire
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6016 x 4016 px | 50.9 x 34 cm | 20.1 x 13.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 May 2021Location:
Marston Moor, near York, North Yokshire UKMore information:
This memorial was erected by the Cromwell Association & the Harrogate group of the Yorkshire Archaeological society, unveiled on 1st July 1939, restored 1973. The second major battle of the English Civil War was the Battle of Marston Moor fought in 1644. July 2, 1644, the Battle of Marston Moor was fought. The battle took place seven miles to the west of York. When Cromwell’s men attacked, there was a thunderstorm and scattered rain. King Charles’s Royalist army suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Marston Moor. The Royalist army faced the armies of Parliament and the Scots combined that were impossible to defeat. The result of this battle was the king lost control of northern England.