X-Nico

4 unusual facts about Charles Lucas


Charles Lucas

Exchanged for Parliamentary prisoners during the winter, he defended Berkeley Castle for a short time against Thomas Rainsborough, but was soon back in the field.

Colchester Abbey

The commander of the defending royalist forces was Sir Charles Lucas owner of the property.

Colchester Gladiators

They play their home games at the Colchester Rugby Club in Colchester, Essex and train at the Sir Charles Lucas Centre for Sport and Art in Colchester.

Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough

In the Second Civil War he and Arthur, Lord Capell in raising troops for the Royalists, joined the Earl of Norwich, Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle in Essex and took part in the Siege of Colchester.


Lionel Queripel

10 VC recipients had lived in Tunbridge Wells including the very first VC to be awarded to Charles Lucas, who as a mate on HMS Hecla during the Crimean War in 1854 picked a live shell with a burning fuse from the deck and threw it overboard.


see also