Charles I & the Civil War - The Saracen's Head - Southwell, Nottinghamshire
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Blue Plaque on the wall of the Saracens Head Hotel, Southwell, where King Charles I spent his last hours of freedom in 1646.
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Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/08/2020
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Blue Plaque on the wall of the Saracens Head Hotel, Southwell, where King Charles I spent his last hours of freedom in 1646.
"Nottinghamshire experienced many Civil War skirmishes due to the sieges of royalist Newark. Parliamentarian forces were billeted in the Minster and in the already decaying Palace, which was badly damaged. One notable event during the conflict was the surrender of Charles I to the Scots at Kelham on 6th May 1646, having spent his last night of freedom at Southwell’s historic Saracen’s Head Hotel."
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"CHARLES I and
the CIVIL WAR
On the 5th May 1646 at 7:00 a.m.
Charles I arrived at 'The King's Head'
from Stamford, disguised as a clergyman.
Here he spent his last hours
of freedom before being taken to Kelham
to the Scottish Army Commander.
He was later handed over to
the English Parliamentarian Army."