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Category: English Civil War

English Civil War 1641-1648

  • By Bill Thackray
  • May 5, 2017
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In the lead up to this breakdown of order, Parliament abolished many royal prerogatives and ordered the execution of Lord Strafford, Chief Adviser to Charles I. A statement of abuses … Continue Reading →

1672 – Petition by Old Soldiers of Methley for Payment for Past Services

  • By Bill Thackray
  • March 30, 2017
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This is a document held at the West Yorks Archives Wakefield written on behalf of 11 men of Methley who did service for the Royalist cause 1642 – 1650.   … Continue Reading →

Rogerthorpe Manor – Badsworth

  • By Bill Thackray
  • March 30, 2017
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Samuel Saltenstal who in 1610 started to build the house which later was to become known as Rogerthorpe Manor. The Manor was passed to his son, Samuel Jnr. who married … Continue Reading →

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