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]

Dorset was majority Royalist, except for in Lyme Regis and in Poole.^[2]

The Battle of Babylon Hill was fought at Babylon Hill in 1642, but the conflict was inconclusive.^[3]

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]

The Siege of Lyme Regis was an eight-week blockade of Lyme Regis.

The Battle of Weymouth took place.^[5]

• Harrington, Peter (2007). The Castles of Henry VIII. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-0380-1.
• Lawson, Susannah (2002). Portland Castle: Dorset. London, UK: English Heritage. ISBN 978-1-85074-725-3.
• Moseley, Sophia (18 June 2015). "The Siege of Lyme Regis – what inspired inhabitants to fight the Royalists". Dorset Magazine. Archant. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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