Oakham Castle in Rutland — one of the finest surviving examples of Norman domestic architecture, its Great Hall hung with horseshoes given by visiting royalty — was involved in Civil War operations in the tiny county of Rutland. The county's small size and position between the Royalist Midlands heartland and Parliament's East Anglian base made it a contested frontier zone. Parliamentary control of Rutland was necessary to secure the route between Northampton and Lincoln.
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