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Burning of Birmingham

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

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1643Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1643

Rupert of the Rhine3 April 1643

Birmingham · Warfare / English Civil War

Royalist troops burn parts of Birmingham after overcoming local resistance.

Names involved

Rupert of the Rhine

Provenance

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