Stuart Timeline
During the Stuart period, Shrewsbury was once again at war. Shrewsbury declares for itself Royalist during the Civil War, housing King Charles I and his sons, before later falling to a Roundhead invasion.
1618
1618
Rowley's House is built by William Rowley, a burgess of the town and a draper, brewer and maltster.
1621
1628
1642
1642
During the Civil War, Shrewsbury was considered a Royalist stronghold and so strengthened the town walls and defenses, making the town secure at night
1645
1645
Thomas Mytton captures Shrewsbury after being let in at St Mary's Water Lane, giving it the name Traitors Gate
1653
1653
Admiral John Benbow, born march 10th 1653, in Shrewsbury. He became the Nelson of his times after running away to sea, where he fought pirates in the Caribbean
1658
1662
1662
Shrewsbury Unitarian Church is founded
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