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Green Lane, Farnley
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The competing legends of Farnley Wood |
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However, these accusations were refuted by Royalist supporters, who remained convinced that the Farnley Wood plotters posed a grave threat to the monarchy and public order. In his study of the plot, ‘The Farnley Wood Plot and the Memory of the Civil Wars in Yorkshire’, historian Andrew Hopper has uncovered excerpts from the Royalist press that reveal how close civil war divisions were to the surface. In a colourful description, one editorial declared that “Pens, that were dipt in the Blood of the Last King” were responsible for the plot’s denial.
Chapel Allerton
The believed site of the executions
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Therefore, the Farnley Wood Plot has given birth to two alternative legends, each coloured by civil war allegiances. The legend of a group of determined, ruthless insurgents bent on overthrowing the restoration government, and the legend of a group of dissatisfied farmers falling victim to a disgruntled former parliamentarian who had switched sides. As is often the case with legends that take hold, both versions have an element of truth, the degrees of which make it difficult to decide between them. However what can be said with conviction is that the legend you adhere to reveals much more about you than about the actual incident instead.
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