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'''Marston Moor''', only a few [[mile]]s west of [[York]] and east of [[Crook Marsham]], 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]]'') During this battle, [[Arthur Kemp]] was killed by a [[Roundhead]] [[musket]] ball. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') | '''Marston Moor''', only a few [[mile]]s west of [[York]] and east of [[Crook Marsham]]. | ||
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]] 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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Revision as of 16:01, 18 June 2016
Marston Moor, only a few miles west of York and east of Crook Marsham.
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
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.
