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in July 1643, when he was credited with killing the
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18:James Berry (Major-General)
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80:Rule of the Major-Generals
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858:In general, conservative
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326:, architect of the 1660
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392:First English Civil War
362:. He shared a house in
824:Execution of Charles I
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408:. Later known as the "
187:Battle of Gainsborough
155:Mary Berry (died 1681)
1212:English MPs 1656–1658
1154:Reece, Henry (2013).
1098:10.1093/ref:odnb/2264
862:sought to retain the
761:Battle of Torrington
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58:Member of Parliament
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806:In April 1648, the
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381:, and attended his
254:Penruddock uprising
418:Earl of Manchester
402:Captain lieutenant
332:Scarborough Castle
328:Stuart Restoration
82:, responsible for
46:Scarborough Castle
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799:, whom the
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453:Independent
447:commander,
364:Stourbridge
269:James Berry
144:Nationality
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1177:. Abacus.
1108:required.)
1077:4 February
1050:Royle 2006
1026:Royle 2006
924:Royle 2006
912:Reece 2013
894:References
777:Covenanter
647:Torrington
383:ordination
301:Shropshire
227:Torrington
135:9 May 1691
92:Shropshire
846:Footnotes
773:Charles I
689:Worcester
410:Ironsides
396:When the
385:in 1638.
356:Ironworks
275:from the
127:Uncertain
104:In office
70:In office
868:Catholic
860:Puritans
820:Scotland
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661:Langport
457:chaplain
445:Royalist
375:minister
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1060:Sources
872:liturgy
753:Bristol
725:Lincoln
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