Worcester was an historic battle that changed the future of governance for so many peoples of the world. So important was the outcome of the Battle of Worcester, that two of the founding fathers of the United States of America, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, came to Worcester in 1786 to see the battlefield for themselves.

John Adams recorded the visit in his diary (April 1786):

"...Worcester were curious and interesting to us, as Scaenes where Freemen had fought for their Rights. The People in the Neighbourhood, appeared so ignorant and careless at Worcester that I was provoked and asked, "And do Englishmen so soon forget the Ground where Liberty was fought for? Tell your Neighbours and your Children that this is holy Ground, much holier than that on which your Churches stand. All England should come in Pilgrimage to this Hill, once a Year."

The Battle of Worcester Society agrees with John Adams!

 

John Adams and Thomas Jeffeson had together written the Declaration of Independence ten years earlier and less than less than two years after this visit to Worcester they would help draft the US Constitution.

Both of our visitors went on to be Presidents of the United States - Adams the second and Jefferson the third. 

 

 

Maquette of Adams & Jefferson Statue
(Ken Potts)

Ultimately, the society would like to be in a position to erect a statue to the two visiting Presidents-to-be on Fort Royal Hill overlooking the Cathedral.