Colonel John Hutchinson and his wife Lucy — whose memoirs are among the most vivid accounts of Civil War garrison life — held Nottingham Castle for Parliament throughout the war. The castle was Parliament's northern Midlands anchor but existed in the middle of predominantly Royalist country for much of 1643-44. Lucy Hutchinson's 'Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson' provides an incomparable account of the siege, the daily dangers, and the political tensions within the garrison.
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