Qualla: Battle of Naseby https://qualla.com/battle-of-naseby en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:22 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/r/6/battle-of-naseby-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Naseby https://qualla.com/battle-of-naseby Battle of Naseby: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-naseby/ Photo credit Charles Landseer, Public domain. "Would you go upon your death, Sire?" The Earl of Carnwath seized the bridle of Charles I's horse and pulled the king away from the fighting. It was 14 June 1645, and on the rolling farmland near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire, everything the king had fought for was collapsing. His veteran infantry were surrounded and throwing down their arms. Prince Rupert's cavalry had galloped off the field chasing fleeing Parliamentarians instead of rallying to save the centre. Oliver Cromwell's horsemen were wheeling into the Royalist rear. By the time the afternoon shadows lengthened, Charles had lost not just a battle but any realistic hope of winning the war.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/r/6/battle-of-naseby-wp/gcr6-battle-of-naseby-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Naseby: Two Armies on a Ridge https://qualla.com/battle-of-naseby/ Photo credit Unknown author, Public domain. The battle was the first major test of Parliament's New Model Army, a professional centralised force created in the winter of 1644-45 to replace the patchwork of regional armies that had produced indecisive results. Sir Thomas Fairfax commanded, with Cromwell leading the cavalry ...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/r/6/battle-of-naseby-wp/gcr6-battle-of-naseby-a-battle-of-two-halves.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Naseby: The Bluecoats' Last Stand https://qualla.com/battle-of-naseby/ Photo credit Lee Hutchinson from Englaland, CC BY 2.0. Trapped between Cromwell's cavalry and Okey's dragoons -- who mounted their horses and charged from the Sulby Hedges -- the Royalist infantry began surrendering. One regiment refused. Rupert's Bluecoats stood their ground against every attack, an eyewitness recording that they "s...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/r/6/battle-of-naseby-wp/gcr6-battle-of-naseby-the-bluecoats-last-stand.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Naseby: The King's Cabinet Opened https://qualla.com/battle-of-naseby/ Photo credit CC BY-SA 3.0. The military defeat was devastating enough, but what the victors found in the king's captured baggage may have been more damaging still. Charles's private correspondence revealed his attempts to bring Irish Catholic forces and foreign mercenaries into the war. Published as a pamp...

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