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Surrender of Oxford

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

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Thomas Fairfax24 June 1646

Oxford · Warfare / Civil War

Fairfax receives the surrender of Oxford, ending the Royalists' principal headquarters and effectively closing the First Civil War.

Names involved

Thomas Fairfax

Provenance

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