Battle of Worcester

The Battle of Worcester was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalist, mainly Scottish, forces of King Charles II on September 3, 1651 at Worcester, England. The 16,000 Royalist forces were defeated by the 28,000 strong "New Model Army" of Cromwell.

Battle Of Worcester Media

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  • This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the official death date listed by the NPG.
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  Charles II of England, circa 1653

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  Painting, oil on canvas, The Proscribed Royalist, 1651 by John Everett Millais from 1853, depicting a fleeing Royalist after the Battle of Worcester being hidden within the trunk of a tree by a young Puritan woman

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  Plaque near the site of the Sidbury Gate, Worcester, inscribed with part of Cromwell's post-victory despatch: "IT IS FOR AUGHT I KNOW A CROWNING MERCY".

Other websites

• Battleground pictures
• Worcestershire CC: Historic Environment and Archaeology Service: The Battle of Worcester Archived 2012-12-25 at Archive.today
• http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/military/1651-worcester.htm Archived 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
• http://www.clangarra.com/battle%20-%20worcester.htm Archived 2003-04-15 at the Wayback Machine