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Escape from Worcester

England · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1651Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1651

Charles II3 September 1651

Worcester · Warfare / Civil War

Charles II abandons the defeated Royalist army and escapes north from Worcester with a small group of companions.

George Villiers Buckingham, 2nd3 September 1651

Worcester · Warfare / Civil War

Villiers escapes from Worcester with Charles II after Parliamentarian forces overwhelm the Royalist army.

Henry Wilmot3 September 1651

Worcester · Warfare / Civil War

Wilmot escapes the Royalist defeat at Worcester and remains among the small group assisting Charles II's flight.

Names involved

Charles IIGeorge Villiers Buckingham, 2ndHenry Wilmot

Provenance

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