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English Civil War

Siege of Lincoln Cathedral Close 1644

1644
Lincolnshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Lincolnshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalist garrison c.150–300
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians (Manchester)
Forces
Parliamentarians c.1,500–2,000
Outcome
Close taken by Parliamentary storm in May 1644
The Battle

History & Significance

The Earl of Manchester stormed Lincoln Cathedral Close in May 1644 driving out its Royalist garrison and securing Lincolnshire for Parliament ahead of Marston Moor.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Lincoln Cathedral Close 1644

The Old Palace
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Lincoln Castle (except modern buildings)
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
North gate tower of Roman Eastgate, part of Lincoln Roman colonia (Lindum) and part of Roman town wall and ditch
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Roman wall in West Bight
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Portion of Roman fosse and mound W of the Temple Gardens
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
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