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But Lancashire has it's own Thermopylae story, when 300 Royalist soldiers faced off against waves of Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War in 1644.
Holding out in Lathom House, the seat of the Stanley family in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, the Royalists were led by their own Leonidas, Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby, who defended the last Cavalier stronghold in the whole county against hordes of rebels.
This is Lancashire's own 300 story.
www.lancs.live
The rebels came with 2000 the first time and then came back with 4000.
Holding out in Lathom House, the seat of the Stanley family in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, the Royalists were led by their own Leonidas, Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby, who defended the last Cavalier stronghold in the whole county against hordes of rebels.
This is Lancashire's own 300 story.
Siege of Lathom House: Lancashire's own version of 300
How Countess Charlotte of Derby, defended Lathom House against 2,000 men during the English Civil War.
www.lancs.live
The rebels came with 2000 the first time and then came back with 4000.
