Browne Bushell

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Browne Bushell (bap. 1609, d. 1651), was an English Civil War-era naval officer. [1] [2] He initially sided with the Roundheads. On the night of 15 August 1641 he led a small parliamentary force in a cutting out operation to capture the Henrietta Marie in Portsmouth harbour. [3] In 1643 he switched to the royalist side. [4] He was executed for treason in March 1651. [1] [2]

Blue Plaque put on Bagdale Hall, Whitby by Whitby Civic Society where Browne Bushell once lived Bagdale Plaque.jpg
Blue Plaque put on Bagdale Hall, Whitby by Whitby Civic Society where Browne Bushell once lived

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References

  1. 1 2 Jack Binns. Browne Bushell : Oxford Biography Index entry, Retrieved 1 May 2008
  2. 1 2 Staff. The History of Bagdale Hall Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved 1 May 2008
  3. MacLachlan, Tony Banks (2000). The Civil War in Hampshire. Rowanvale Books. p. 43. ISBN   0-9530785-3-1.
  4. Granger, James (1824). A biographical history of England, from Egbert the Great to the revolution. Vol. 4. p. 9.

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