Worcestershire was the county where the first battle and last battle of the English Civil War took place.The first battle, the Battle of Powick Bridge, fought on 23 September 1642, was a cavalry skirmish and a victory for the Royalists (Cavaliers). The final battle, the battle of Worcester, fought on 3 September 1651, was decisive and ended the war with a Parliamentary (Roundhead) victory and King Charles II a wanted fugitive. Other than the Broadway Plot of January 1648 the events of the Second English Civil War (1648) passed Worcestershire by.