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Edge Hill is an escarpment in the county of Warwickshire, England (national grid reference SP3747). It is best known as the site of the first battle of the English Civil War. In geology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves an elevation differential, often involving high cliffs. ...
Warwickshire (pronounced worrickshur) is a landlocked county in central England. ...
Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...
The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of King Charles I and the supporters of...
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Grid reference: SP355486 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SP355486). Zoom out one step. The narrow wood on the scarp of Edge Hill, in the south-east overlooks the lower slope and the plain on which the battle was fought. This article is about the map grid references in the UK. For the Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
Battle - Main article Battle of Edge Hill
The battle of Edge Hill was fought on 23 October 1642 and was the first major battle in the English Civil War between the Royalist forces of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian army commanded by the Earl of Essex. The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was the first major engagement of the First English Civil War. ...
October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ...
Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ...
Charles I King of England, Scotland and Ireland Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. ...
A parliamentarian is a specialist in parliamentary procedure. ...
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (January 1591 - 14 September 1646) was the son and heir of the unfortunate Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and succeeded to his fathers title in 1604, three years after the previous earl had been executed for treason. ...
The King's army started the day on the plateau above the scarp and Parliament's front line was about two kilometres away. From Edge Hill, the ground drops steeply, levels out, then rises a little to Battleton Holt and a little beyond it, The Oaks and Graveground Copice. It was across the latter two that Parliament's army was drawn up (SP346485 to SP367498). The King's forces descended from the scarp and faced them, extended between the end of the spur at Knowle End and Brixfield Farm (SP349472 to SP376491). The Kings army had to descend from the edge of the escarpment if they wished to engage the Parlimentariansin battle, because the enscarpment was far to steep for Essex to consider an attack against the Royalist army while it was on the edge. At the time of the battle, there were many fewer trees. The battle was inconclusive with both sides claiming victory. It would take several more years and many more battles before the Parliamentarians won the war.
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