Battlefields Trust Marches & West Midlands Quiz

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Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and West Midlands.

1. Of which battle does a contemporary source say 'Men fell like leaves in autumn breeze, every [shot] struck a mortal man'?

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Shrewsbury, 1403

Blore Heath, 1459

Ripple, 1643

Worcester, 1651

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2. Which commander was alleged to have been seen conspiring with the Devil during a battle?

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Owen Glendower at Bryn Glas/Pilleth, 1402

Harry 'Hotspur' Percy at Shrewsbury, 1403

Prince Rupert at Ripple, 1643

Oliver Cromwell at Worcester, 1651

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3. Whose last recorded words were 'I take no quarter from such base rogues as ye!'?

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Col Nathaniel Fiennes at Powick Bridge, 1642

Lord Brooke at Lichfield, 1643

The Earl of Northampton at Hopton Heath, 1643

Lady Brilliana Harvey at the siege of Brampton Bryan, 1643

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4. Which siege or battle saw the first use of an explosive mine on military operations in England?

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Prince Rupert’s attack on Lichfield, 1643

Prince Rupert’s assault on Birmingham, 1643

Lord Brooke's attack on Lichfield, 1643

Thomas Rainsborough's siege of Worcester, 1646

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5. Before which battle did a 'Parhelion' (a meteorological phenomenon giving the appearance of a triple sun) appear and was used by their commander to inspire the victors?

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Evesham, 1265

Shrewsbury, 1403

Ludford Bridge, 1459

Mortimer's Cross, 1461

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6. Which battle does this monument (above) commemorate?

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Evesham, 1265

Shrewsbury, 1403

Blore Heath, 1459

Hopton Heath, 1643

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7. Which Commander reportedly said, realising his precarious position, 'Let us commend our souls to Almighty God, for our bodies are theirs!'?

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Owen Tudor at Mortimer’s Cross, 1461

Simon de Montfort at Evesham, 1265

Henry Percy at Shrewsbury, 1403

The Earl of Cleveland at Worcester, 1651

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8. There is a monument to the late Brigadier Peter Young, WW2 Commando leader, military historian, and founder of the Sealed Knot, in an ancient ecclesiastical building dedicated to St Mary on or adjacent to a battlefield. Where is it and what was the battle?

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The Parish Church, Ripple: battle of Ripple 1643

Battlefield Church, Shrewsbury: battle of Shrewsbury 1403

Lichfield Cathedral, sieges of Lichfield 1643-1646

Worcester Cathedral, battle of Powick Bridge 1642 and Worcester 1651

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9. This tower (above) shows musket ball damage from the First Civil War, but where would you find it?

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Cathedral Close, Lichfield

Former Abbey Grounds, Evesham

Powick Church near Worcester

Aston Hall near Birmingham

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10. On the night of 31 January- 1 February 1916 a force of up to 9 German airships bombed the Black Country; Tipton, Walsall and Wolverhampton were all hit. But what was their actual intended target?

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Liverpool

Coventry

Derby

Bristol

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