Marston Moor

American  

noun

1. a former moor in NE England, west of York: Cromwell's victory over the Royalists 1644.

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Marston Moor British  

noun

1. a flat low-lying area in NE England, west of York: scene of a battle (1644) in which the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists

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Marston Moor

Tate Rokeby is set in Yorkshire during the English civil war, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Marston Moor.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2013

Eyre, according to Thompson, was born in Blakewell in 1604, died 40 years later as a result of wounds suffered at the battle of Marston Moor.

From Time Magazine Archive

With Oliver Cromwell as his second in command, Edward Montagu, second Earl of Manchester, won the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644.

From Time Magazine Archive

Goring's new prominence and importance was one among the many unfortunate results of Marston Moor.

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Eva Scott

They were originally a Yorkshire family who had followed the great Oliver Cromwell from Marston Moor to Worcester, and who, having helped to build the Commonwealth of England, refused to accept the return of royalty.

From A Song of a Single Note A Love Story by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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