A POST OFFICE in King Charles Place is decorated ready for King Charles III’s Coronation in May.
Colin Fitzgerald, who has been postmaster for St Johns since 2009, has put up flags, bunting and balloons to mark King Charles III’s historic day.
Worcester was where the first battle of the English Civil War began in 1642 and also the location for its final battle in 1651.
Postmaster, Colin Fitzgerald, said:
“Worcester has been an important part of Royal history with King Charles II’s connections. It feels right that we should also be marking King Charles III’s Coronation. We’ve put up lots of decorations in readiness.”
Unhappiness at the reign of King Charles I led to the English Civil war and with England becoming effectively a republic governed by Oliver Cromwell. King Charles I was executed for treason in 1649, but his son became King Charles II of Scotland. He continued the fight in the English Civil War.
King Charles II of Scotland was defeated in September 1651 in the Battle of Worcester. He managed to escape and hid in his lodging house in Worcester and then he escaped by the back door.
Oliver Cromwell died in 1658. He had been a strong leader, but his son who replaced him was not. In 1660 the Restoration of the monarchy happened when Charles II, who had successfully fled, returned from exile in France to be crowned King of England too.
