Entries for the tag ‘Morris, John (ca. 1617-49)’
Celebrated and dashing army officer on both sides in the English Civil War, executed on a treason charge by Parliament. 
- 3 June 1648: Disguised as a furniture remover, John Morris takes Pontefract castle for the Stuarts (and for himself)
- 28 October 1648: A letter claims that Pontefract Castle under John Morris, its Royalist governor, has become a den of apolitical brigands
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