The Massacre
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The Massacre

The Storming of Bolton

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The Massacre

The Storming of Bolton

About this book

At the height of the English Civil War, having failed in his siege of Lathom House, Roundhead Colonel Alexander Rigby marched his forces into Bolton early on the morning of Tuesday 28 May 1644, narrowly beating the advance guard of Prince Rupert's forces to the town. Colonel Tillier, commander of the advance guard, summoned up the Prince's full army, and Bolton swiftly became the scene of one of the bloodiest massacres of the conflict. Massacre: The Storming of Bolton chronicles, in rich detail, the events leading up to the storming of Bolton and the catastrophic consequences for a number of its combatants. Setting the scene, author David Casserly describes the beginning of the Civil War and the struggle for dominance and support within the Lancashire hundreds, before recording the derivative effects of the Bolton Massacre on the remainder of the conflict. James Stanley, Earl of Derby, as the leading royalist in the county, swiftly becomes the main protagonist and Casserly expertly highlights how his incompetence and military ineptitude contributed to the ultimate fall of Lancashire to the Parliamentarian forces. The loyalty, tactics and decisions of Royalist and Roundhead alike are soundly challenged by Casserly, with the ultimate price paid by a number of men recorded with fitting dignity or disdain, depending on the circumstance. Massacre: The Storming of Bolton is a comprehensive account of the part Lancashire and its main protagonists played in a period that tore England apart.

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Information

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Year
2011
eBook ISBN
9781445612430
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. A Note on Dates, Measurements and Spellings
  3. Chapter 1: The Path to War
  4. Chapter 2: Making of a Market Town: Bolton up to 1642
  5. Chapter 3: Raising the Standard: The Coming of War, 1642
  6. Chapter 4: Early Days: The First Civil War, 1642-1643
  7. Chapter 5: The First Assault: 18 February 1643
  8. Chapter 6: Struggle for Lancashire: Early 1643
  9. Chapter 7: Stanleyā€™s Attack: 28 March 1643
  10. Chapter 8 Brother Against Brother: 1643-1644
  11. Chapter 9: ā€˜A better Souldierā€™: The Siege of Lathom House4
  12. Chapter 10: The Gathering Storm: RupertĀ’s March through Lancashire, May 1644103
  13. Chapter 11: Massacre: The Storming of Bolton, 28 May 1644
  14. Chapter 12: Drive to Destruction: The First Civil War, 1644-1645
  15. Chapter 13: Total War: The Second and Third Civil War, 1649-1651 135
  16. Chapter 14: Judicial Murder: The Execution of James Stanley, 15 October 1651
  17. Chapter 15: Aftermath: Consequences of Conflict
  18. Appendix 1: Prisoners taken at Westhoughton Common: 15 December 1642
  19. Appendix 2: Royalist Officers at Bolton: 28 March 1644
  20. Appendix 3: List of those Killed in the Massacre: Bolton Parish Records, 28 March 1644
  21. Endnotes
  22. Select Bibliography