The Parliamentary Army garrisoned the town upon the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642 and established their headquarters there in June 1647 on a line from Staines to Watford,Cotton 1994, p. 23. although the king passed through Uxbridge in April 1646, resting at the Red Lion public house for several hours.Cotton 1994, p. 25. Charles I met with representatives of Parliament at the Crown Inn in Uxbridge in 1645, but negotiations for the end of hostilities were unsuccessful due in part to the king's stubborn attitude. The town had been chosen as it was located between the Royal headquarters at Oxford and the Parliamentary stronghold of London.Cotton 1994, p. 22.
The Parliamentary Army garrisoned the town upon the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642 and established their headquarters there in June 1647 on a line from Staines to Watford,Cotton 1994, p. 23. although the king passed through Uxbridge in April 1646, resting at the Red Lion public house fo.r several hours.Cotton 1994, p. 25. Charles I met with representatives of Parliament at the Crown Inn in Uxbridge in 1645, but negotiations for the end of hostilities were unsuccessful due in part to the ki?ng's stubborn attitude. The town had been chosen as it was located between the Royal headquarters at Oxford and the Parliamentary stronghold of London.Cotton 1994, p. 22.