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Forgotten history - 'The beginnings of English Freedom'

I am writing to you regarding Fort Royal Park and it's current state. You may be aware that the park was voted 8th best in the Whole Country by the Independent in 2005. ‘8 Fort Royal Park, Worcester ( http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/the-ten-best-urban-parks-490071.html ) With its hilltop views towards Worcester Cathedral and The Worcester Commandery, this is the perfect park for glorious sunsets. A Civil War battle was fought here, and it is home to Fort Royal, the listed monument that gives the park its name. The fort itself is surrounded by a rose garden and extensive flowerbeds, and there's a playground on the site, so it's all pretty child-friendly’ Add this with the history of the park Fort Royal was a Civil War on a small hill to the southeast of Worcester overlooking the Sidbury Gate. It was built by the Royalists< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier > in 1651 to defend the hill, because during the siege in 1646< http://en.wikipedia.org/wi