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114 THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR. The Royalists had been driven from every part of Lancashire,excepting Lathom House andLiverpool, and these werebeingcloselybesiegedby the Parliamentarians. Lathom House, a seat of Lord Derby, was heroically defended by Charlotte, Countess of Derby,but it was felt that aid was necessary, or the fortress must surrender. The same was the case withYork; and the Earl ofDerby, on behalf of Lathom, and others for York, made urgent appeals to King Charles for assistance, but without any response,until at last the Royalists, sending a memorial to Prince Rupert, the King's nephew,he was permitted, after a lapse of two months, to depart witha considerable force for the North. On his way,with an army of 10,000 men, heplundered "most fearfully allalong,and especially taking men and horses," and the subject of his depredations wereindifferently Royalist or Roundhead. Arriving in Lancashireon the 25thMay,he defeated a Parliamentary force at StockportBridge,caused the siege of Lathom to beraised, and captured Bolton, slaughteringits defenders with great cruelty, and in a month the same fate overtook the garrison of Liverpool. This much accomplished,Prince Rupertfound his forcesincreasedto 20,000 men, and with this formidable army he crossed the Lancashire border to relieve York, all this timeheld with great difficulty by the Marquis of Newcastle. The Parliamentarians, under Lord Fairfax, and the Scots, under Leslie, were too few in number to completelyinvest the city, and when the Earl of Manchester arrived with a considerable bodyof troops,and havingas his commander Oliver Cromwell, a council of war was held, in which all these leaders took part. It wasthen decidedthat toawait the approach of Prince Rupert before the walls of York would be worse than folly. So the siege was raised, and theRoundheads and Scots drewup their forces onHessay Moor, in the hope of intercepting the Prince before he couldreach York. But by theexercise of that greatmilitary skill which hepossessed, Prince Rupert struck out in another direction, and entered York from the side at
THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR. 115 which he was least expectedby either friend or enemy. The disappointment of the Parliamentarians may be better imagined whenit is stated that dissensionin their camp needed at this time a great conflict to unite them, and to restore confidence. The advice of the Scottish contingent in this instance prevailed,and the Roundhead army withdrew in the direction of Tadcaster to await a better opportunity of giving battle. But the headstrong Prince, who never won an advantage by his skill and courage but he lostit byhisrashness, determined,in spite ofthe strongremonstrances of the Marquis of Newcastle, to pursue the Parliamentarians at once and measurehis strength against theirs. Newcastle, who was expecting in a few days the reinforcement of 5,000 men under Clavering, threwup his commissionin disgust, though he entered the service of Rupert as a volunteer. The day after the Prince had entered the city of York, the 2nd July,he left it to fight the Parliamentarians. These, on that day, were on their way to Tadcaster, and the rear guard were nearly overtaken by the van which Prince Rupert, with skilful rapidity,had thrown forward. This rearguard hadpassed the Moorof Hessay,and had a good position on the Moor, known as Marston Field, which it was thought desirableto retain. The order was given to the troops to return, the enemy was held in check, and finally the whole army was put into position on Marston Field, which was then occupied by a crop of oats nearly ready for the sickle. The completest preparations were madeby each side; the Parliamentarians, to distinguish their friends in the forthcoming fight, wore white scarves, or paper bands,ontheir hats;the Royalists beingwithout any distinguishing badge. The preparations occupied until the middle of the second week in July, previous to which, however, a constant interchange of artillery fire had beenmade. At last the greatbattle commenced. It is stated by some that a cannon ball struck the nephew of Cromwell,and so enragedthe iron chief that he ordered a charge. Other accounts say that the enemy had
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PRINTEDBY TRED. R. SPARK, "EX,RF.SS
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CONTENTS. Chapter. I. Alfred, King
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2 ALFRED, KING OF NORTHUMBRIA. nort
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4 ALFRED, KING OF NORTHUMBRIA. his
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6 ALFRED,KING OF NORTHUMBRIA. fosse
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CHAPTER II. THE STORY OF ST. JOHN O
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10 ST. JOHN OF BEVERLEY. up the exc
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14 ST. JOHN OF BEVERLEY. discrete m
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16 ST. JOHN OF BEVERLEY. beneath th
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18 LEEDS BEFORE THE CONQUEST. There
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20 LEEDS BEFORE THE CONQUEST. North
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22 LEEDS BEFORE THE CONQUEST. Steph
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24 LEEDS UNDER THE NORMANS. This ch
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26 LEEDS UNDER THE NORMANS. compani
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28 LEEDS UNDER THE NORMANS. accompa
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Chapter V, THE JEWISH MASSACRE AT Y
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32 JEWISH MASSACRE AT YORK can enab
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34 JEWISH MASSACRE AT YORK. the lik
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Chapter VI. MYSTERY PLAYS IN YORKSH
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38 MYSTERY PLAYSIN YORKSHIRE. was t
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40 MYSTERY PLAYSIN YORKSHIRE. Ah, g
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42 MYSTERY PLAYSIN YORKSHIRE. To wh
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44 MYSTERY PLAYS IN YORKSHIRE. of w
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46 BOLTON ABBEY. The original situa
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48 BOLTON ABBEY. Alice gave the Can
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50 BOLTON ABBEY. Nor did she fear i
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Chapter VIII. BLACK-EACED CLIFFORD.
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54 BLACK-FACED CLIFFORD. Duke of Yo
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56 BLACK-FACED CLIFFORD. His career
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Chapter IX. THE SHEPHERD LORD. But
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60 THE SHEPHERD LORD. the safety of
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62 THE SHEPHERD LORD. The Shepherd
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Page 84 and 85: 70 THE TRAGIC STORY OF THE ELLANDS.
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Page 94 and 95: 80 THE FALL AND DEATH OF RICHARD II
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Page 116 and 117: Chapter XV. THE BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD
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Page 122 and 123: Chapter XVI. THE BATTLE OF TOWTON,
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Page 132 and 133: CHAPTER XVIII. THE STORY OF A TAX O
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Page 144 and 145: CHAPTER XX. THE STORY OF PONTEFRACT
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168 YORKSHIRE RESURRECTION MEN. one
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170 THE LUDDITE RIOTS. in spreading
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172 THE LUDDITE RIOTS. the mastersa
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Chapter XXVI. ECHOES OF OLD LEEDS.
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178 ECHOES OF OLD LEEDS. property,a
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180 ECHOES OF OLD LEEDS. greatquant
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182 ECHOES OF OLD LEEDS. Lane. In17
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CHAPTER xxvii. THE BISHOP BLAIZE FE
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186 THE BISHOP BLAIZE FESTIVAL. has
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188 THE BISHOP BLAIZE FESTIVAL. Mr.
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190 THE BISHOP BLAIZE FESTIVAL. but
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192 THE PRESS-GANG IN YORKSHIRE. Th
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194 THE PRESS-GANG IN YORKSHIRE. Mr
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196 THE PRESS-GANG IN YORKSHIRE. in
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198 PAGE. Black-faced Clifford, see
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202 INDEX. PAGE. Nevison, highwayma
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