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Poole escaped any large-scale attack and with the Royalists on the brink of defeat in 1646, the Parliamentary garrison from Poole laid siege to and captured the nearby Royalist stronghold at Corfe Castle. [15] [16] Beech Hurst in the town centre, a Georgian mansion built in 1798 for a wealthy Newfoundland merchant
The history of Poole, a town in Dorset, England, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement around Poole Harbour during the Iron Age. The town now known as Poole was founded on a small peninsula to the north of the harbour. Poole experienced rapid growth as it became an important port following the Norman Conquest of England.
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.
He was governor of Poole, and took part in the siege of Corfe Castle. [2] ... With: William Whitaker 1645–1646 George Starre 1646 John Fry 1647–1648 : Succeeded by.
Events from the year 1646 in England. This is the fifth and last year of the First English Civil War , fought between Roundheads ( Parliamentarians ) and Cavaliers ( Royalist supporters of King Charles I ).
3 July 1646 Ordinance discharging the Commissioners of Excise for the receipts of the year 11 September 1643, to 11 September 1644, and indemnifying them for acts done in the course of collection. 10 July 1646 Ordinance extending to captives in Sally, South Barbary, or any other place, the Ordinance of 7 July 1645, for captives in Algiers and ...
In 1654, Cooper was elected member of parliament for Poole in the First Protectorate Parliament. [2] Also in 1654, he was a member of the high court of justice and commissioner for scandalous ministers for Wiltshire. He was commissioner for oyer and terminer on the Western circuit in 1655. In 1657 he was commissioner for assessment for Wiltshire.
Portrait of Sir Courtenay Pole, 2nd Baronet painted by Mary Beale. Sir Courtenay Pole, 2nd Baronet (1619–1695), of Shute, Devon, was an English politician, who is best remembered as the sponsor of the hearth tax, which earned him the jeering nickname "Sir Chimney Pole".