Military Encounters during the Civil Wars
Civil War Petitions contains the details of hundreds of military events in which soldiers were wounded or killed. These range from the famous clashes at Marston Moor and Naseby to those that remain unmentioned in printed Civil War histories, such as the skirmish at Snaygill near Skipton.
Use the map to browse petitions that mention military events by location. You can use the facets to filter these events by battles, sieges, assaults and other encounters.
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'The endeavours of your servants': Oliver Cromwell, Military Welfare and Civil War Petitions
The figure of Oliver Cromwell looms large over the history of the Civil Wars. The working farmer who rose to…

A Vengeful Vicar and a Martyred Mother: The Petition of James Bamlett
It is the job of historians to read all sources critically, an especially important consideration when examining sources from the…

Aristocratic Widowhood and Bereavement: The Household Accounts of Katherine, Lady Brooke
Whilst our project showcases the petitions for welfare penned for the war widows of officers and soldiers, it touches less…

‘And they called for their pints of beer and bottles of sherry…’: veterans and war widows as brewers and alehouse-keepers.
Beer was a staple drink for men, women and even children in early modern Europe, as it was far less…

The War Wounds of Sir Thomas Fairfax
Looking back on his military service during the Civil Wars, Thomas 3rd Lord Fairfax penned his Short Memorials during the…

They also served
The Civil War Petitions project team frequently agonises over whether to include or reject individuals (or their relations) who were…

The personal cost of war: injuries from firearms and their treatment during the Civil Wars
This is the final instalment in our trilogy of blogs on medical care written for us by Prof. Stephen M.…

Wounds, battlefield trauma, and their survivability in the British Civil Wars
This week's blog is the second in a trilogy of blogs which have been written for us by our colleague…

‘Manie dangerous woundes and shotts’: The physical impact of gunshot wounds in the British Civil Wars
It is a pleasure for Civil War Petitions to be able to introduce our first blog written by our scientist…

‘For the dead fathers sake’: Orphans, Petitions, and the English Civil Wars
Orphanhood – the loss of one’s parents or parent, generally a father – was commonplace in early modern England. According…