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'''Marston Moor''', only a few [[mile]]s west of [[York]] and | {{wikipediainfo|Battle of Marston Moor}} | ||
'''Marston Moor''', only a few [[mile]]s west of [[York]] and east of [[Crook Marsham]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') It was presumably located in [[Yorkshire]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Gunpowder Plot (video game)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Plotters (novel)}}, {{cs|Nightshade (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1644]], Marston Moor was the site of a major battle in the [[English Civil War]] between the forces of [[Oliver Cromwell]] and the army of [[Rupert (The Roundheads)|Rupert]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'', ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') During this battle, [[Arthur Kemp (The Roundheads)|Arthur Kemp]] was killed by a [[Roundhead]] [[musket]] ball. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
Since in [[December]] [[1648]], [[Frances Kemp]] told [[Polly Wright]] that her brother Arthur had been dead for four years, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') it can be inferred that the battle took place in 1644. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 18 October 2024
Marston Moor, only a few miles west of York and east of Crook Marsham. (PROSE: Nightshade, The Roundheads) It was presumably located in Yorkshire. (GAME: The Gunpowder Plot [+]Loading...["The Gunpowder Plot (video game)"], PROSE: The Plotters [+]Loading...["The Plotters (novel)"], Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (novel)"])
In 1644, Marston Moor was the site of a major battle in the English Civil War between the forces of Oliver Cromwell and the army of Rupert. (PROSE: Nightshade, The Roundheads) During this battle, Arthur Kemp was killed by a Roundhead musket ball. (PROSE: The Roundheads)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Since in December 1648, Frances Kemp told Polly Wright that her brother Arthur had been dead for four years, (PROSE: The Roundheads) it can be inferred that the battle took place in 1644.
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