Banbury Castle in Oxfordshire/Northamptonshire border country conducted one of the longest and most determined defences of the Civil War. Colonel William Compton — younger brother of the Earl of Northampton — held it against all Parliamentary attempts for two full years. The town was devastated by the prolonged siege. Banbury only surrendered when news arrived that Oxford — the Royalist capital — had itself fallen, making further resistance pointless. After surrender, the castle was demolished.
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