Browne Bushell (bap. 1609, d. 1651), was an English Civil War-era naval officer. [1] [2] He initially sided with the Roundheads. On the night of 15 August 1641 he led a small parliamentary force in a cutting out operation to capture the Henrietta Marie in Portsmouth harbour. [3] In 1643 he switched to the royalist side. [4] He was executed for treason in March 1651. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b Jack Binns. Browne Bushell : Oxford Biography Index entry, Retrieved 1 May 2008
- ^ a b Staff. The History of Bagdale Hall Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 1 May 2008
- ^ MacLachlan, Tony Banks (2000). The Civil War in Hampshire. Rowanvale Books. p. 43. ISBN 0-9530785-3-1.
- ^ Granger, James (1824). A biographical history of England, from Egbert the Great to the revolution. Vol. 4. p. 9.
Further reading
- Jack Binns, 'Bushell, Browne (bap. 1609, d. 1651)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press,Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
- Jack Binns, "Captain Browne Bushell: North Sea adventurer and pirate", Northern History, 27 (1991), 90–105.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- People from Whitby
- 1651 deaths
- People executed under the Interregnum (England) for treason against England
- Parliamentarian military personnel of the English Civil War
- Executed people from North Yorkshire
- Royalist military personnel of the English Civil War
- Military personnel from Yorkshire
- People executed under the Interregnum (England) by decapitation
- English privateers
Browne Bushell (bap. 1609, d. 1651), was an English Civil War-era naval officer. [1] [2] He initially sided with the Roundheads. On the night of 15 August 1641 he led a small parliamentary force in a cutting out operation to capture the Henrietta Marie in Portsmouth harbour. [3] In 1643 he switched to the royalist side. [4] He was executed for treason in March 1651. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b Jack Binns. Browne Bushell : Oxford Biography Index entry, Retrieved 1 May 2008
- ^ a b Staff. The History of Bagdale Hall Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 1 May 2008
- ^ MacLachlan, Tony Banks (2000). The Civil War in Hampshire. Rowanvale Books. p. 43. ISBN 0-9530785-3-1.
- ^ Granger, James (1824). A biographical history of England, from Egbert the Great to the revolution. Vol. 4. p. 9.
Further reading
- Jack Binns, 'Bushell, Browne (bap. 1609, d. 1651)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press,Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
- Jack Binns, "Captain Browne Bushell: North Sea adventurer and pirate", Northern History, 27 (1991), 90–105.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- People from Whitby
- 1651 deaths
- People executed under the Interregnum (England) for treason against England
- Parliamentarian military personnel of the English Civil War
- Executed people from North Yorkshire
- Royalist military personnel of the English Civil War
- Military personnel from Yorkshire
- People executed under the Interregnum (England) by decapitation
- English privateers