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English Civil War

Siege of Knaresborough Castle 1644

1644–1645
Yorkshire, England
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Royalists c.80–150
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentarians c.800–1500
Outcome
Castle surrendered December 1644 on honourable terms
The Battle

History & Significance

Knaresborough Castle resisted Parliamentary siege for months after Marston Moor; its fall cleared the last major Royalist garrison in the West Riding.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Siege of Knaresborough Castle 1644

Knaresborough Castle
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
High Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
St Robert's Cave medieval hermitage, 90m north of Plumpton Mill Farm
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Medieval cross base south west of St Mary the Virgin's Church
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Spofforth Castle magnates' residence
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
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