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{{wikipediainfo|Battle of Marston Moor}} | {{wikipediainfo|Battle of Marston Moor}} | ||
'''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. | |||
[[Category:English moors]] | [[Category:English moors]] | ||
[[Category:17th century Earth history]] | [[Category:17th century Earth history]] | ||
