Browne Bushell Explained

Browne Bushell (bap. 1609, d. 1651), was an English Civil War-era naval officer. He initially sided with the Roundheads. On the night of 15 August 1641 he led a small parliamentary force in a cutting out operation to capture the Henrietta Marie in Portsmouth harbour.^[1] In 1643 he switched to the royalist side.^[2] He was executed for treason in March 1651.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Jack Binns, 'Bushell, Browne (bap. 1609, d. 1651)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press,Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008
• Jack Binns, "Captain Browne Bushell: North Sea adventurer and pirate", Northern History, 27 (1991), 90–105.

Notes and References

1. Book: MacLachlan. The Civil War in Hampshire . Tony Banks . 2000 . Rowanvale Books . 0-9530785-3-1 . 43.
2. Book: Granger, James . James Granger

   . A biographical history of England, from Egbert the Great to the revolution . 4 . James Granger . 1824 . 9 .

3. Jack Binns. Browne Bushell : Oxford Biography Index entry, Retrieved 1 May 2008
4. Staff. The History of Bagdale Hall, Retrieved 1 May 2008