Dorset in the English Civil War
Dorset was a significant area in the English Civil War. Significant sieges include those at Corfe Castle and Sherborne Castle.[1]
Background[]
Dorset was majority Royalist, except for in Lyme Regis and in Poole.[2]
1642[]
The Battle of Babylon Hill was fought at Babylon Hill in 1642, but the conflict was inconclusive.[3]
1643[]
Mary Bankes was a Royalist who defended Corfe Castle from a three-year siege inflicted by the parliamentarians.
Portland Castle was captured by a group of Royalists who gained access by pretending to be Parliamentary soldiers.[4]
1644[]
The Siege of Lyme Regis was an eight-week blockade of Lyme Regis.
1645[]
The Battle of Weymouth took place.[5]
References[]
- ^ ""Vile Ministers" and "Poor Silly Creatures" | Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine". Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Moseley 2015.
- ^ "The A-to-Z of Yeovil's History - by Bob Osborn". www.yeovilhistory.info. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Lawson 2002, pp. 19, 24; Harrington 2007, p. 49
- ^ Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Proceedings. Robarts - University of Toronto. Dorchester [etc.]
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