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Sir Richard defended Knaresborough Castle for four years until Sir Thomas Fairfax attacked. He fought at the Battle of Marston Moor and was taken prisoner in 1644 though he escaped along with his friend Sir Henry Slingsby to York. York finally surrendered to Fairfax and the Scots and Hutton and Slingsby marched with their men to rejoin the ...
The Knaresborough Hoard, the largest hoard of Romano-British copper-alloy vessels discovered to date in Britain, dates to the 4th century and indicates wealthy Roman presence in the area. [2] It was probably discovered near Farnham near where two important Roman roads ran: Cade's Road on the eastern side and Dere Street to the west, a major ...
[77] [note 5] July 1459 disrupted Knaresborough meeting of Sir William Plumpton, who was attempting to announce a royal proclamation. 18 Sept 1459 mustered at Boroughbridge as part of Salisbury's army that would fight at the Battle of Blore Heath later that month, [79] and all subsequently indicted for being vi et armis insurrexerunt with the earl.
James Harry Lacey, DFM & Bar (1 February 1917 – 30 May 1989), known as Ginger Lacey, was one of the top scoring Royal Air Force fighter pilots of the Second World War and was the second-highest scoring RAF fighter pilot of the Battle of Britain, behind Pilot Officer Eric Lock of No. 41 Squadron RAF.
A charter dated at Lambeth 5 August 1205 confirmed that Nicholas had paid a fine of 10,000 marks for his inheritance, with the exception of the castles of Knaresborough and Boroughbridge, which were retained by the King. [2] [3] [4] The King regarded Knaresborough as an important northern fortress and spent £1,290 on improvements to the castle ...
The De Grey Rooms in St Leonard's Street, York, were built in 1841–2 as an officers' mess for the Yorkshire Hussars. [8] [13] By 1855 the regiment was distributed as follows: [14] A Troop at Knaresborough; B Troop at York; C & D Troops at Ripon; E Troop at Harewood; F Troop at Otley; G Troop at Aberford; H Troop at Wheldrake, near York; I & K ...
In 1638, he was appointed colonel of the City of York militia and during the first of the Bishops' Wars in 1639 served as a volunteer in a regiment raised by Earl of Holland. [2] Elected as MP for Knaresborough in the 1640 Short and Long Parliaments, he made few interventions, being described as a 'gentleman of good understanding, but of a ...
Byerley was elected Tory Member of Parliament for County Durham in 1685 and 1689. [2] He was then returned for Knaresborough in 1695, 1698, Feb and Dec 1701, 1702, 1705, 1708, 1710 and 1713. [4] Byerley was resident of Goldsborough Hall, near Knaresborough in Yorkshire, which he inherited from his wife's family. [5]