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English Civil War: Liverpool, Oxford, and Nantwich

When
1644
Where
Christ Church Hall, Oxford; Cheshire
Episodes
2

In January 1644, concurrent English Civil War events included Charles I convening the Oxford Parliament at Christ Church and Sir Thomas Fairfax defeating Royalists at Nantwich, ending a siege.

Episodes

  1. 22 January 1644 · Christ Church Hall, OxfordAssembly of the Oxford Parliament

    Charles I convened the Oxford Parliament at Christ Church Hall on 22 January 1644 to support the Royalist war effort.

  2. 25 January 1644 · CheshireBattle of Nantwich

    Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated Royalists led by Lord Byron, halting a series of Royalist successes in Cheshire.

Background and detail

Background. During the First English Civil War, Royalist forces under Lord Byron advanced through Cheshire, capturing most Parliamentarian garrisons. Sir William Brereton attempted to concentrate his forces to confront Byron but was defeated by a sudden Royalist attack at the Second Battle of Middlewich.

Oxford Parliament. King Charles I assembled the Oxford Parliament, also known as the Mongrel Parliament, at Christ Church Hall on 22 January 1644. This body served as an instrument for the Royalist war campaign, primarily to raise revenue, and continued to meet until 1645 before its records were destroyed.

Battle of Nantwich. On 25 January 1644, Sir Thomas Fairfax commanded a Parliamentarian relief force that defeated Lord Byron's Royalist army in Cheshire. This victory halted a series of Royalist successes and was a major setback to Charles I's 1644 military campaign.

People involved

Sources

  1. Oxford Parliament (1644) Wikipedia, revision of 2025-09-21
  2. Battle of Nantwich Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21

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