The Siege of Loyalty House: A new history of the English Civil War

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Of [the Civil War’s] local epics, none surpasses in fame and drama that of Basing House, and in Jessie Childs it finds at last a writer able to bring out in full its excitement, pathos, glory and tragedy, with a deep political, military and social context. As so many of the defenders of the house were transplanted Londoners, it is a tale that links the heart of Hampshire to the heart of the capital. Local Civil War history does not get better than this.

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Newstead, G. Coulthard (1893), Gleanings towards the annals of Aughton, near Ormskirk, Liverpool: Ratcliffe The book conveys in sobering detail the relentless grind of modern warfare: bursts of intense, lethal action, followed by periods of tedious waiting, both extremes usually accompanied by lousy food and few creature comforts. The following summer a Royalist raid on a Parliamentarian outpost was scuppered by Colonel Norton’s cavalry, leading to the death or capture of 100 Royalist soldiers. Basing’s garrison was seriously depleted – Rawdon could now only call on 250 men to defend the stronghold.

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In this stunning feat of historical reconstruction, Jessie Childs brings England’s brutal civil conflict to life, illuminating the human experience, and human cost, of this devastating war. A work of deep scholarship, The Siege of Loyalty House is gripping, moving, unputdownable. House of Commons "for the ministers about London to give public thanks to God, on the next Lord's Day, for its surrender". [11]

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Exhaustively researched and beautifully written, it tells the story of the epic two-year siege of Basing House, a royalist mansion finally captured by Oliver Cromwell in 1645. A stunning achievement . Saul David, DAILY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR A war between brothers and cousins to determine the future of England is raging, but it is not the same kind of war England saw during medieval times. It is a clash of ideas, religious beliefs, and a fight for the survival of the reigning English king. On one side were the Catholic supporters of King Charles I, known as Cavaliers, and on the other were the Protestant Roundheads who wanted to see the king removed from the throne. Caught in the middle was the home of the Winchesters, known as Basing House, a royalist stronghold, which withstood sieges and bloodshed for two years amid the conflict. Jessie Childs’ latest book, “The Siege of Loyalty House: A Story of the English Civil War,” is dedicated to telling the story of this remarkable house and the men and women who fought to the death to defend it.Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen's daughter Sami Sheen, 19, wears only white lace lingerie for Halloween as she poses with a friend

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Tiredness was the daily ration,’ stated William Steel Brownlie, probably the regiment’s most effective troop commander. They are an engaging crew, who found themselves besieged by a fanatical and unrepresentative minority who shouted loudest.