As a result, during the English Civil War the castle became a Royalist stronghold. Guernsey itself, however, supported the Parliamentarians. The island and the castle exchanged cannon and musket ...
About 160 died when Parliamentary troops stormed the Royalist ... was a series of civil wars which began in 1642 and ended in 1651. Although usually called the English Civil War, it was a much ...
He fell out with the English Parliament for ... As the Scots invaded, Royalist uprisings happened across the country. The Second Civil War began in 1646. Ultimately, Charles and his supporters ...
It was pummelled by canon and musket shot for 11 weeks until the Royalists surrendered on 28 August, ending the second English Civil War. By this stage the besieged had resorted to eating their ...