Historical place archive

Newark in History

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

14 records8 event labels6 people1216โ€“1646

Historical events in Newark

1216

1216
Siege of Newark
John ยท Military

Rebel Barons capture Newark

October 1216
Health of John
John ยท Medicine

Goes down with dysentry after crushing resistance in the north

19 October 1216
Assassination of John
John ยท House of Plantagenet

Death of John, poisoned by his own supporters

19 October 1216
Death of Henry III
Henry III ยท House of Plantagenet

Death of John, Henry IIIs father

19 October 1216
Death of John
John ยท House of Plantagenet

Death of John, poisoned by his own supporters. Death of John, at Newark Castle, succeeded by 9 yr old son Henry

1643

28 February 1643
Siege of Newark
John Gell ยท Civil War

Leads a Derbyshire contingent in a failed Roundhead attempt to capture Newark

28 February 1643
Siege of Newark
Thomas Ballard ยท Civil War

Fails in an attempt to capture Newark from the Royalists

1644

24 March 1644
Siege of Newark
John Meldrum ยท Civil War

Surrenders Parliamentary forces to Rupert of the Rhine & retreats to Hull

1646

27 April 1646
Result of Surrender of Charles I
Charles I ยท Civil War

Charles I enters Scottish custody, changing the political and military balance of the Civil War.

27 April 1646
Surrender of Charles I
Charles I ยท Civil War

Charless supporters believe he is heading for London but he surrenders to the Scots

May 1646
Battle of Newark
Charles I ยท Civil War

Charles surrenders to the Scots

5 May 1646
Result of Surrender of Charles I
Charles I ยท Civil War

Charles I remains in Scottish hands after the collapse of his remaining military position.

5 May 1646
Surrender of Charles I
Charles I ยท Civil War

Surrenders to the Scots at Newark after defeat at Stowe-on-the-Wold

8 May 1646
Siege of Newark
Charles I ยท Civil War

Newark is surrendered to the Scots

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