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The siege, which has rendered the name of Basing House famous, commenced in August, 1643, when it was held for the King by John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester, who retired hither in the vain hope that "integrity and privacy might have here preserved his peace" but in this he was deceived, and was compelled to stand upon his guard, which ...
The fifth Marquess and the Queen became firm friends thereafter, and therefore his chief seat, Basing House, was the great resort of Queen Henrietta Maria's friends in southwest England. [ 2 ] On the outbreak of the English Civil War , he fortified and garrisoned Basing House and held it for Charles I during 1643 and 1644.
Basing House was a Tudor palace and castle in the village of Old Basing in the English county of Hampshire. [1] It once rivalled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only parts of the basement or lower ground floor, plus the foundations and earthworks, remain.
During the Civil War, and the siege of Basing House between 1643 and 1645, the town played host to large numbers of Parliamentarians. During this time, St. Michael's Church was damaged whilst being used as an explosive store [11] and lead was stripped from the roof of the Chapel of the Holy Ghost, Basingstoke [12] leading to its eventual ruin ...
1643 was the second year of the First English Civil War.Politically, the latter months of the year were the turning-point of the war. The King made a truce with the Irish rebels on 15 September which united against him nearly every class in Protestant England.
Pages in category "1643 in England" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. ... Siege of Basing House; Battle of Aldbourne Chase; Battle of ...
The Siege of Basing House by Wenceslaus Hollar. Harington's brigade rendezvoused at Windsor on 25 October where the City Green Auxiliaries and Westminster Liberty Regiment were quartered at Windsor and Datchet and were joined by the Tower Hamlets Auxiliaries. The brigade left on 30 October marching via Bagshot and on through the night to Farnham.
The Battle of Alton (also known as the Storming of Alton), [7] of the First English Civil War, took place on 13 December 1643 in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England. There, Parliamentary forces serving under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack on a winter garrison of Royalist infantry and cavalry serving under the Earl of ...