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The Siege of Loyalty House: A Story of the English Civil War

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"Between 1643 and 1645, Basing House in Hampshire, England, was besieged three times. Its owner, the Marquess of Winchester, reportedly had the motto Love loyalty etched into the windows. Winchester refused all terms of surrender. As royalist strongholds crumbled around the country, the Winchesters--and Basing House--stood firm. 'Loyalty House', as it was known, became the king's principal garrison. But the drum of the parliamentary army beat ever louder--and closer--and in October 1645, Oliver Cromwell rolled in the heavy ...

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The Siege of Loyalty House: A Story of the English Civil War 2023, Pegasus Books

ISBN-13: 9781639363100

Hardcover