Naseby

American

[neyz-bee] / ˈneɪz bi /

noun

a village in W Northamptonshire, in central England: Royalist defeat 1645.

Naseby British

/ ˈneɪzbɪ /

noun

a village in Northamptonshire: site of a major Parliamentarian victory (1645) in the Civil War, when Cromwell routed Prince Rupert's force

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In the aftermath of Charles's decisive defeat at Naseby in June 1645, Parliamentary forces looked to mop up areas of resistance.

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Lord Naseby said that he wanted an assurance that "nothing will be signed or sealed until the whole matter's been reviewed".

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Mr Hanson added the cannon ball was confirmed by Leicestershire Museums and Art Gallery as being similar to ones found nearby in Naseby, Northamptonshire.

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Jurors have heard a "US Army Guerrilla" book found at his home in Naseby Road, Alum Rock, was apparently bookmarked at a section covering attacks on railways.

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More interesting to her by far were the battlefield tours that her father arranged to sites as diverse as Naseby, Poitiers and Agincourt.

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