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English Civil War

Siege of Sandal Castle

1645
Yorkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.100–150 garrison.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.800–1,200
Outcome
Sandal Castle surrendered October 1645
The Battle

History & Significance

The castle where the Duke of York was killed in 1460; Royalist garrison held for Charles I; fell to Parliament in the aftermath of Naseby

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Sandal Castle

Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
New Hall moat and fishpond
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.5 miles
Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system
Scheduled monument · ~2.7 miles
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