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Most Poorly and Cowardly - Hartlebury Castle and North Worcestershire in the Civil Wars: 1642-1660 (Paperback)
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Most Poorly and Cowardly - Hartlebury Castle and North Worcestershire in the Civil Wars: 1642-1660 (Paperback)
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The three civil wars that wracked England, Wales, Scotland and
Ireland, between 1642-1651 saw a greater percentage of the
population killed than in the First World War. Hartlebury Castle,
the home of the bishop of Worcester, saw involvement in all three
wars. If you look for it in books on the civil war you will rarely
find it mentioned and yet it was one of the two main fortresses
guarding the north of the county and also a vital communication
route for the Royalist troops from Wales and Ireland. Its troops
were involved in skirmishes and battles and yet, when it was
besieged in 1646, the governor of the Castle, William Sandys, is
said to have surrendered without a shot being fired. A contemporary
chronicler described this as done 'most poorly and cowardly'. Was
this a justified accusation or did Sandys have no choice?
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