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The surviving Norman gateway of Rougemont Castle, built shortly after the siege. William ordered the construction of a stone castle to dominate Exeter and Rougemont Castle was built inside the northeast of the city wall. William's unusual generosity of terms at Exeter may have been due to the need to bring the West Country under his control. [8]
The heathen Penda besieges Exeter in the year 634, and the siege is raised by the Briton Cadwalla. If this story is worth anything, it simply points to Caerwisc as being still a British city in the second quarter of the seventh century.
The Mercian Siege of Exeter (c. 630), also known as the Siege of Caer-Uisc. Almost certainly fictional. The Danish Siege of Exeter (893) The Siege of Exeter (1068), during the Norman Conquest of England; The Siege of Exeter (1549) which took place during the Prayer Book Rebellion; One of the sieges of Exeter that took place during the First ...
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The siege of Exeter (1642) or First Siege of Exeter took place during the First English Civil War from late December 1642 to early January 1643 when Royalists led by Sir Ralph Hopton attempted to capture the port of Exeter from the Parliamentarians.
18 January, Siege of Dartmouth ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison. 3 February, Siege of Chester ended with the surrender of Royalist garrison after a 136-day siege. 16 February, Battle of Torrington victory for the New Model Army; 10 March, Ralph Hopton surrenders the Royalist army at Tresillian bridge in Cornwall.