Charles I, John Hotham, and Beverley Gate white plaque — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

This white commemorative plaque records: Site of the principal entrance of the ancient walled and fortified town c.1521- c.1780. Beverley Gate. Here Sir John Hotham, the Governor, denied entry in 1642 to King Charles I - the first overt act of the Civil War. Recorded plaque organisation: Kingston upon Hull City Council.

King Charles I of England was a monarch whose rule led to the English Civil Wars due to conflicts over royal prerogatives and parliamentary rights; Sir John Hotham 1st Baronet denied King Charles I entry at Beverley Gate in 1642, marking an early act of defiance that contributed to the onset of the Civil War.

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