Historical place archive

Fort Royal in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Fort Royal in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1651–1651

Historical events in Fort Royal

1651

August 1651
Rebuilding of Fort Royal
Charles II · Civil War

Charles II's forces rebuild and enlarge Fort Royal to protect the London Road and Worcester's vulnerable south-eastern approaches.

3 September 1651
Bombardment from Fort Royal
Oliver Cromwell · Civil War

Cromwell's forces turn captured guns at Fort Royal against Worcester as Royalist resistance disintegrates.

3 September 1651
Capture of Fort Royal
Oliver Cromwell · Civil War

Parliamentarian troops seize Fort Royal during Cromwell's final assault, breaking a major part of Worcester's south-eastern defence.

Provenance

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