Dorset in the English Civil War

English Civil War in Dorset

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

## Background

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

## 1642

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

## 1643

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The Royalist stronghold Corfe Castle was destroyed in the English Civil War

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

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

## 1645

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The Battle of Weymouth took place.[5]

## References

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1. ^ ""Vile Ministers" and "Poor Silly Creatures" | Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
2. ^ Moseley 2015.
3. ^ "The A-to-Z of Yeovil's History - by Bob Osborn". www.yeovilhistory.info. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
4. ^ Lawson 2002, pp. 19, 24; Harrington 2007, p. 49
5. ^ Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Proceedings. Robarts - University of Toronto. Dorchester [etc.]

### Works cited

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* 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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Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Conflicts|

* Scottish Bishops' War (1639–1640)
* Irish Catholic Rebellion (1641)
* Irish Confederate Wars (1642–1649)
* First English Civil War (1642–1646)
* Scottish Civil War (1644–1645)
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* Irish Cromwellian War (1649–1653)
* Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652)

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* Bristol
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* Eighty Years' War (Anglo-Spanish War, 1625–1630)
* Thirty Years' War (Franco-Spanish War, 1635–1659)
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Ceremonial county of Dorset

Unitary authorities|

* Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (areas and suburbs)
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Major settlements
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* Beaminster
* Blandford Forum
* Bournemouth
* Bridport
* Broadstone
* Chickerell
* Christchurch
* Corfe Mullen
* Dorchester
* Ferndown
* Gillingham
* Highcliffe
* Lyme Regis
* Merley
* Poole
* Shaftesbury
* Sherborne
* Stalbridge
* Sturminster Newton
* Swanage
* Upton
* Verwood
* Wareham
* Weymouth
* Wimborne Minster
See also: List of civil parishes in Dorset

Rivers|

* Allen
* Asker
* Avon
* Axe
* Bourne
* Bride
* Brit
* Cerne
* Char
* Corfe
* Crane
* Frome
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* Moors
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* Wey

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