Historical place archive

Worcestershire in History

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

4 records4 event labels3 people1333–1651

Historical events in Worcestershire

1333

1333
Worcestershire Office
Thomas Beauchamp · House of Beauchamp

Thomas Beauchamp holds local authority before his later military career

1651

3 September 1651
Guides Charles II from Worcester
James Stanley · Civil War

Stanley helps guide Charles II away from Worcester toward the Royalist refuges around Boscobel after the battle.

4 September 1651
Capture of Royalist Fugitives
Thomas Harrison · Civil War

Harrison reports that pursuing Parliamentarian forces have captured about fourteen hundred Royalist horse and foot after Worcester.

4 September 1651
Pursuit of Royalists
Thomas Harrison · Civil War

Harrison leads thousands of Parliamentarian troops in pursuit of Royalist fugitives fleeing north from Worcester.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Worcestershire. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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