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In which year did this meeting take place? |
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In which season of the year? |
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Who was fighting whom in the war? |
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This was called the Civil War. What does that mean? |
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Which side were the two officers on? |
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Why did Captain Greaves fall off his horse? |
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Where had he been hiding? Why? |
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Why did the King have no reason to love the people of Birmingham? |
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Which side did Birmingham support? How had they helped their
side? |
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Why did Prince Rupert want to go through Birmingham? |
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What did he promise? |
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Why did the townsfolk distrust him? |
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What did they hope to do by defending the approaches to the
town? |
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Why was Birmingham impossible to defend? |
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What place was chosen for the first barricades? Why? |
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How did the Royalists take the town? |
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Why did Greaves not stay and fight? |
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Which troop pursued him? |
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19.
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How did the Parliamentary troop 'turn the tables' on the Cavaliers? |
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20.
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What happened to Greaves and the Earl of Denbigh in the skirmish? |
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21.
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Why was Fox so interested in Edgbaston Hall and its surroundings? |
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Is that spot on the main roads now as it was then? |
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How did Fox propose to alter the hillock to make it strong? |
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How was it already defended? |
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25.
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Whose home had the Hall been? Why had he lost it? |
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Who was the tenant at the time of the battle? |
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Why was he not at home? |
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For what had he been using the mills of Birmingham and Edgbaston? |
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What was happening in Birmingham that night? |
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What other misfortunes would the town suffer? |
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