Cromwell personally directed the siege of Pembroke Castle during the Second Civil War. The castle — birthplace of Henry VII — was held by Roundhead-turned-Royalist Colonel John Poyer. The siege dragged on for seven weeks. When Poyer surrendered, he was told three officers must die by lot; he drew the blank paper. He was shot in Covent Garden.
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