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1610 – 1643Lucius Cary, Viscount Falkland (1610-1643)Died 20 September 1643, aged 33Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, was an English writer and statesman who served as Secretary of State to Charles I despite misgivings about the Royalist cause. Known for his circle of philosophers and writers at Great Tew, he grew despondent over the civil war's toll. He was killed in action at the First Battle of Newbury.
1643First Battle of NewburyParliamentarian army escapes a Royalist attempt to block its return to LondonOn 20 September 1643, during the English Civil War, the Earl of Essex's Parliamentarian army fought off a Royalist force trying to cut off its retreat to London near Newbury, Berkshire. The battle was inconclusive but prevented a decisive Royalist advantage, and it claimed the life of the prominent Royalist statesman Lucius Cary, Viscount Falkland.