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Sometime before 1652, he married Mary Glynne (died 1676), a Welsh heiress; they had numerous children, including George (1652–1714), Margaret, Jane, Philip (died 1701), William (died 1719), Mary (died 1720?), Alice (died 1720?), and Elin (died 1727).
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Parliament. In this internal struggle, Twisleton's own position is unclear, although Philip Twisleton sided with the army, and in August 1647 replaced
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715:. In the ensuing battle, the Royalists initially had the upper hand but fled after Owen was captured. Combined with an earlier victory at
777:, who considered his brother George reliable enough to confirm him as colonel of an infantry regiment in February 1660. Following the
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November 1645, they repulsed a last ditch Royalist attempt to relieve Chester. Twisleton led an attack on
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itself held out until October 1646, when the garrison was ordered to surrender by
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In January 1649, Twisleton was among the 135 commissioners appointed to the
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GLYNNE, William (1638-90), of Bicester, Oxon. and Hawarden, Flints in
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shortly afterwards cemented their control of the county.
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began in 1642, his brother Philip joined the army of the
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762:, Twisleton was re-elected in both
641:, a position he retained until the
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582:, Twisleton was deputy to Colonel
573:Key locations mentioned in article
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1176:Williams, W. G (1959).
1066:Hutton, Ronald (2003).
1061:. Boydell & Brewer.
664:, fought on 5 June 1648
341:First English Civil War
335:First English Civil War
305:Barlow, North Yorkshire
262:Commonwealth of England
1135:Royle, Trevor (2004).
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623:Whitchurch, Shropshire
1310:English MPs 1656–1658
1305:English MPs 1654–1655
1220:Parliament of England
1157:'George Twisleton in
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1015:. Pocket Essentials.
1013:The English Civil War
1011:Clark, David (2010).
995:Barton, Tony (2008).
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272:from 1654 to 1659.
142:St Beuno's Church,
44:St Beuno's Church,
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732:Trial of Charles I
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376:Battle of Nantwich
357:Lieutenant Colonel
285:Stuart Restoration
281:Trial of Charles I
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400:North Wales
323:during the
150:Nationality
129:12 May 1667
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