Naseby

[ neyz-bee ]

noun

1. a village in W Northamptonshire, in central England: Royalist defeat 1645.

Naseby

/ ˈneɪzbɪ /

noun

1. a village in Northamptonshire: site of a major Parliamentarian victory (1645) in the Civil War, when Cromwell routed Prince Rupert's force

Example Sentences

In the aftermath of Charles's decisive defeat at Naseby in June 1645, Parliamentary forces looked to mop up areas of resistance.

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Lord Naseby said that he wanted an assurance that "nothing will be signed or sealed until the whole matter's been reviewed".

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Mr Hanson added the cannon ball was confirmed by Leicestershire Museums and Art Gallery as being similar to ones found nearby in Naseby, Northamptonshire.

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Jurors have heard a "US Army Guerrilla" book found at his home in Naseby Road, Alum Rock, was apparently bookmarked at a section covering attacks on railways.

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More interesting to her by far were the battlefield tours that her father arranged to sites as diverse as Naseby, Poitiers and Agincourt.

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