The £5.4 million centre will be housed in the 16th century Old Magnus Building, now being restored.
The centrepiece theme will be the deadly struggle for power in 17th century England and Scotland - aptly illustrated in this 1829 painting 'Charles I receiving a rose from a young girl when about to be brought as a prisoner to Carisbrooke Castle, where he was soon be condemned and executed' by the artist Eugene Lami (1800-1890)
The fight to control Newark – a Royalist town – was one of the defining events of the English Civil War*. It was near here that Charles I surrendered to the Scots Army, which was allied to Cromwell’s Commonwealth forces.
*Also known by some historians as the English Revolution.
www.civilwarnewark.co.uk
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Picture Credit: 'Charles I receiving a rose from a young girl when about to be brought as a prisoner to Carisbrooke Castle, where he was soon be condemned and executed' - 1829 by the artist Eugene Lami (1800-1890) via Wikimedia Commons
*Also known by some historians as the English Revolution.
www.civilwarnewark.co.uk
Go Holiday news : www.govillasandcottages.co.uk
All your holiday needs: IN PRINT - ON-LINE - DiGiMAG - SMARTPHONE -TABLET - BLOG - TWITTER - G+ - FACEBOOK
Picture Credit: 'Charles I receiving a rose from a young girl when about to be brought as a prisoner to Carisbrooke Castle, where he was soon be condemned and executed' - 1829 by the artist Eugene Lami (1800-1890) via Wikimedia Commons
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