BattlefieldsSiege of Woodstock Palace
English Civil War

Siege of Woodstock Palace

1646
Oxfordshire, England
Also known as: Woodstock Garrison
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.150–250.
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.1,000–1,500
Outcome
Woodstock surrendered April 1646; last Oxfordshire garrison
The Battle

History & Significance

The old royal hunting lodge at Woodstock was used as a Royalist garrison as a satellite of Oxford. It surrendered shortly before Oxford itself fell. Later in the interregnum it became associated with ghostly disturbances, alleged to be Royalist sabotage by the garrison.

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