Chapter II: Book I: The Battle of Worcester

CHAPTER I.

HOW CHARLES THE SECOND ARRIVED BEFORE WORCESTER, AND CAPTURED
A FORT, WHICH HE NAMED "FORT ROYAL" 1

CHAPTER II.

SHOWING HOW THE MAYOR OF WORCESTER AND THE SHERIFF WERE
TAKEN TO UPTON-ON-SEVERN, AND HOW THEY GOT BACK AGAIN 9

CHAPTER III.

HOW CHARLES MADE HIS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO WORCESTER; AND HOW
HE WAS PROCLAIMED BY THE MAYOR AND SHERIFF OF THAT LOYAL CITY 15

CHAPTER IV.

HOW CHARLES WAS LODGED IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE; AND HOW
DOCTOR CROSBY PREACHED BEFORE HIS MAJESTY IN THE CATHEDRAL 21

CHAPTER V.

HOW CHARLES RODE TO MADRESFIELD COURT; AND HOW MISTRESS JANE
LANE AND HER BROTHER, WITH SIR CLEMENT FISHER, WERE PRESENTED
TO HIS MAJESTY 24

CHAPTER VI.

HOW CHARLES ASCENDED THE WORCESTERSHIRE BEACON; AND OF THE
AMBUSCADE PREPARED FOR HIM AS HE CAME DOWN 29

CHAPTER VII.

HOW COLONEL LEGGE BROUGHT IMPORTANT NEWS TO THE KING, AND HOW
HIS MAJESTY PAID A VISIT TO SEVERN END 32

CHAPTER VIII.

OF THE COUNSEL GIVEN BY COLONEL LESLEY TO THE KING 38

CHAPTER IX.

OF THE GRAND MUSTER AT PITCHCROFT 40

CHAPTER X.

THE BIVOUAC ON THE PLAIN 44

CHAPTER XI.

COLONEL ROSCARROCK RELATES HOW THE EARL OF DERBY WAS ROUTED
AT WIGAN 48

CHAPTER XII.

HOW URSO GIVES WAS WEDDED TO MARY RUSHOUT 51

CHAPTER XIII.

SHOWING HOW THE KING HAD FORTIFIED THE CITY 53

CHAPTER XIV.

BY WHAT MEANS GENERAL LAMBERT GAINED THE PASS AT UPTON
BRIDGE 56

CHAPTER XV.

HOW CROMWELL RECONNOITRED THE CITY FROM RED HILL 60

CHAPTER XVI.

IN WHICH MASSEY PROPOSES A NIGHT ATTACK ON THE ENEMY 63

CHAPTER XVII.

HOW THE SUBURBS OF THE CITY WERE BURNT 66

CHAPTER XVIII.

HOW URSO GIVES HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LORD GENERAL IN
THE STABLE OF SPETCHLEY MANOR-HOUSE 69

CHAPTER XIX.

THE CAMISADE 76

CHAPTER XX.

HOW URSO GIVES WAS ARRESTED 79

CHAPTER XXI.

SHOWING HOW DAME GIVES BECAME A WIDOW 87

CHAPTER XXII.

HOW THE EARL OF DERBY ARRIVED AT WORCESTER 91

CHAPTER XXIII.

IN WHAT MANNER JANE LANE WAS CAPTURED, AND BROUGHT BEFORE
CROMWELL 97

CHAPTER XXIV.

WHAT CHARLES BEHELD FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWER 100

CHAPTER XXV.

HOW CROMWELL CONSTRUCTED A BRIDGE OF BOATS ACROSS THE SEVERN 106

CHAPTER XXVI.

HOW CROMWELL THREW A FLYING BRIDGE OVER THE TEME 108

CHAPTER XXVII.

THE FIGHT OF POWICK BRIDGE 110

CHAPTER XXVIII.

HOW THE BATTERY ON PERRY WOOD WAS TAKEN BY THE KING 113

CHAPTER XXIX.

HOW THE BATTLE OF WORCESTER WAS LOST BY THE KING 117

CHAPTER XXX.

HOW THE ENEMY ENTERED THE CITY, AND HOW THE KING QUITTED IT 119

CHAPTER XXXI.

THE LAST STAND MADE BY THE ROYALISTS 123

CHAPTER XXXII.

THE CONSULTATION AT BARBOURNE BRIDGE, AND THE KING'S FLIGHT 125