Does anyone know where the soldiers who fought in the English Civil War are buried?

Question

I mean King Charles Men and the Parliamentarians.For instance I know that some of Charles' ministers are buried in Oxford Cathedral.

Answer 1

They were buried all over the fields

Answer 2

That he brought down the monarchy, made puritans out of people, in itself a bad thing, caused a civil war, and then finally had the good grace to die. I believe they cut off his head afterwards and stuck it on a spike on the Tower of London, that if true was all he deserved. He may have been an amazing man to you but i don't see him that way at all. Are you English by the way? oh an anti MOnarchist i might have guessed and Cromwell was born into the ranks of the middle gentry, and remained relatively obscure for the first 40 years of his life, slipping down to the level of yeoman farmer for a number of years in the 1630s before returning to the ranks of the gentry thanks to an inheritance from his uncle. After undergoing a religious conversion during the same decade, he made an Independent style of Puritanism a core tenet of his life. Cromwell was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge in the Short (1640) and Long (1640-49) Parliaments, and later entered the English Civil War on the side of the "Roundheads" or Parliamentarians. Anchor cranker is right , hated in Ireland because of his involvement in murder of the people and war, and no different in Scotland, not exactly something to be proud of is it. And his head was apparently stuck on a pike at Westminster Abbey, not the Tower of London as i first thought. The point being is that this was not a nice pleasant lowly yeoman farmer, but a gentleman from a good family who obviously hated the monarchy and all it stood for, was ruthless, and was the instigator of it downfall. Have a look at the history of Oliver Cromwell one thats not biased.

Answer 3

Not all would have got the benefit. Some with a good friend of his or her managed to live after the war might have got such a benefit. And I guess it should be around the battle fields or may be for fortunate some on the day the war ended the bodies were carried back home.

Answer 4

Good Question.

I think they ended up mainly being left or buried near the battle fields like Marston Moor and Naseby. some of higher rank would possibly have ended up being buried in church etc. The rest were probably left where they lay at the mercy of local villagers who would scavange for valuables.

Answer 5

Since the war took place over about 5 years over the whole of the country and often involved minor skirmishes, rather than set piece battles, (although there were a number of those as well), the answer has to be 'everywhere in the country'

Answer 6

Very near the battle fields

Answer 7

The common herd were buried all over the place,or left to rot.

Answer 8

Ive read that many are buried under the streets of London, but dont remember the source, so I dont know if it was reliable.

Answer 9

Around the fields of the battlefields, of which there are to many to mention.

Answer 10

In the ground.