Siege of Helmsley Castle
Royalist stronghold besieged 1644 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helmsley Castle was a Royalist stronghold in North Yorkshire during the First English Civil War. It was besieged by Parliamentarian forces in September 1644 and surrendered on 22 November after a siege of two to three months.
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Siege of Helmsley Castle | |||||||
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Part of First English Civil War | |||||||
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Royalists | Parliamentarians | ||||||
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Sir Jordan Crossland | Sir Thomas Fairfax | ||||||
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c 200 | Unknown | ||||||
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