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English Civil War

Scarborough Second Civil War Siege 1648

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

Who Fought

Defeated
Royalists
Forces
Second Civil War Royalist garrison under Colonel Boynton
VS
Victor
Parliamentarians
Forces
Parliamentary besiegers
Outcome
Parliamentary victory; Royalist Second Civil War garrison surrendered after siege; Boynton had defected from Parliamentary service.
The Battle

History & Significance

Scarborough Castle was seized by Colonel Matthew Boynton during the Second Civil War of 1648 and held for the king until Parliamentary forces besieged and retook it. The castle changed sides and was besieged for the third time in six years.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Scarborough Second Civil War Siege 1648

Bowl barrow 450m north east of Moor House Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Bowl barrow 600m north of Moor House Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Round barrow 460m south of Oliver's Mount Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Bowl barrow 100m east of Moor House Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Bowl barrow 150m north of Moor House Farm
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
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