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Storming of Bolton, the Glossary

The Storming of Bolton, sometimes referred to as the "Bolton massacre", was an event in the First English Civil War which happened on 28 May 1644.^[1]

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Alexander Rigby

Alexander Rigby (1594 – 18 August 1650) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1650.

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Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652)

The Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652), also known as the Third Civil War, was the final conflict in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between shifting alliances of religious and political factions in England, Scotland and Ireland. Storming of Bolton and Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652) are English Civil War.

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Aristocracy

Aristocracy is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats.

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Battle of Marston Moor

The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on 2 July 1644, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms of 1639–1653. Storming of Bolton and Battle of Marston Moor are 1644 in England, battles of the English Civil Wars and massacres during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Battle of Nantwich

The Battle of Nantwich was fought on 25 January 1644 in Cheshire during the First English Civil War. Storming of Bolton and Battle of Nantwich are 1644 in England and battles of the English Civil Wars.

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Battle of Ormskirk

The Battle of Ormskirk was fought on 20 August 1644 during the First English Civil War. Storming of Bolton and Battle of Ormskirk are 1644 in England, 17th century in Lancashire, battles involving Lancashire and battles of the English Civil Wars.

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Bishops' Wars

The Bishops' Wars were two separate conflicts fought in 1639 and 1640 between Scotland and England, supported by Scottish Royalists. They were the first of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which also include the First and Second English Civil Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, and the 1650 to 1652 Anglo-Scottish War.

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Bolton

Bolton (locally) is a town in Greater Manchester in England.

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Bury, Greater Manchester

Bury is a market town on the River Irwell in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Cavalier

The term "Cavalier" was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier royalist supporters of Charles I of England and his son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 –). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves. Storming of Bolton and Cavalier are English Civil War.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.

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Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby

Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby (December 1599 – 31 March 1664), born Charlotte de La Trémoille, is famous for her robust defence of Lathom House during the English Civil War.

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Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Chester

Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border.

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Clubmen

Clubmen were bands of local defence vigilantes during the English Civil War (1642–1651) who tried to protect their localities against the excesses of the armies of both sides in the war. Storming of Bolton and Clubmen are English Civil War.

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Confederate Ireland

Confederate Ireland, also referred to as the Irish Catholic Confederation, was a period of Irish Catholic self-government between 1642 and 1652, during the Eleven Years' War.

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Council of war

A council of war is a term in military science that describes a meeting held to decide on a course of action, usually in the midst of a battle.

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Covenanters

Covenanters were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who claimed to have a "Covenant", or agreement with God.

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Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (29 March 1584 – 14 March 1648) was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648.

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First English Civil War

The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Storming of Bolton and First English Civil War are English Civil War.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.

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Gentry

Gentry (from Old French genterie, from gentil, "high-born, noble") are "well-born, genteel and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past.

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Irish Rebellion of 1641

The Irish Rebellion of 1641 was an uprising in Ireland, initiated on 23 October 1641 by Catholic gentry and military officers.

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Isle of Man

The Isle of Man (Mannin, also Ellan Vannin) or Mann, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland.

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James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, KG (31 January 160715 October 1651) was an English nobleman, politician, and supporter of the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.

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John Byron, 1st Baron Byron

John Byron, 1st Baron Byron KB (1599 – 23 August 1652) was an English nobleman, Royalist, politician, peer, knight, and supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War.

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John Meldrum

Sir John Meldrum (– died 1645) was a soldier of Scottish origin who spent 36 years in the service of the Stuart kings of Scotland, England and Ireland, James VI and I and Charles I. He was granted lands in County Fermanagh as a result of his Irish service and was knighted by King James I in 1622.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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List of massacres in Great Britain

This is a list of massacres that have occurred in the purely geographical definition of Great Britain, being in the countries of England, Scotland and Wales and excludes Northern Ireland and massacres in Ireland before independence.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Nantwich

Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England.

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Nonconformist (Protestantism)

Nonconformists were Protestant Christians who did not "conform" to the governance and usages of the state church in England, and in Wales until 1914, the Church of England.

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Ordinance of no quarter to the Irish

The ordinance of no quarter to the Irish was a decree of the English Long Parliament passed on 24 October 1644 in response to the Irish Catholic Confederation threat to send troops from Ireland to support King Charles I during the English Civil War. Storming of Bolton and ordinance of no quarter to the Irish are 1644 in England, English Civil War and massacres during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Parley

A parley (from parler – "to speak") is a discussion or conference, especially one designed to end an argument or hostilities between two groups of people.

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Pennines

The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England.

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Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 (O.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was an English-German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor.

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Reformed Christianity

Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation, a schism in the Western Church.

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Relief of Montgomery Castle

The Battle of Montgomery took place during the First English Civil War of 1642–1646. Storming of Bolton and Relief of Montgomery Castle are 1644 in England and battles of the English Civil Wars.

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Relief of Newark

The Relief of Newark (21 March 1644) was a Royalist victory during the First English Civil War. Storming of Bolton and Relief of Newark are 1644 in England and battles of the English Civil Wars.

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River Mersey

The River Mersey is a major river in North West England.

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Robert Ellice (Royalist)

Colonel Robert Ellice of Gwasnewydd (fl. 1640; occasionally spelt "Robert Ellis") was a Welsh professional soldier who served in the Royalist army in the English Civil War.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War (1642–1651). Storming of Bolton and Roundhead are English Civil War.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Shrewsbury

("May Shrewsbury Flourish") --> Shrewsbury is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Shropshire, England. Storming of Bolton and Shrewsbury are massacres during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Siege

A siege (lit) is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault.

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Siege of Lathom House

The siege of Lathom House was a military confrontation between a Parliamentarian army and a Royalist stronghold in Lathom near Ormskirk in Lancashire, during the First English Civil War. Storming of Bolton and siege of Lathom House are 1644 in England, 17th century in Lancashire and battles involving Lancashire.

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Siege of York

The siege of York in 1644 was a prolonged contest for York during the First English Civil War, between the Scottish Covenanter army and the Parliamentarian armies of the Northern Association and Eastern Association, and the Royalist Army under the Marquess of Newcastle. Storming of Bolton and siege of York are 1644 in England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storming_of_Bolton

Also known as Bolton Massacre.

, Siege of York, Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, Stockport, Thomas Fairfax, Thomas Tyldesley, Warrington, Ye Olde Man & Scythe.

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1644 in England

17th century in Lancashire

Battles involving Lancashire

History of Bolton

Massacres during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Massacres in England

References