
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: 29th August 1651 Oliver Cromwell was greeted here "with abundance of joy and extraordinary shouting" after the decisive Battle of Upton Recorded plaque organisation: Upton-upon-Severn Civic Society.
Oliver Cromwell, a central figure in the English Civil War, served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland; his military victories and political leadership significantly shaped 17th-century British history.
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Hanley CastleArchaeological place · 1691 yd
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