Stephen besieged Newbury in 1152, one of several castles in the upper Thames and Kennet valley that had defied him throughout the Anarchy. Its capture was a rare late success for the king as Henry of Anjou prepared his final invasion.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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