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English Civil War

Royalist Rising at Canterbury 1648

1648
Kent, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Parliamentary county forces
VS
Victor
Parliament
Forces
Kentish Royalist civilians and militia
Outcome
The Canterbury rising merged with the wider Kentish revolt. After Maidstone fell the movement collapsed and the city returned to Parliament control.
The Battle

History & Significance

Canterbury was seized by Royalist supporters at Christmas 1647 and became a centre of the Kentish rising in the Second Civil War. The city was held briefly before Fairfax suppressed the county.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Royalist Rising at Canterbury 1648

Greyfriars, Canterbury
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
The Guildhall
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Blackfriars
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Roman remains on Marlowe car park
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Vacant land within Roman walls in Adelaide Place
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
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