Dorset in the English Civil War
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Dorset was a significant theatre of conflict in the English Civil War. Significant sieges include those at Corfe Castle and Sherborne Castle.[1]
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]
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