Donnington Castle near Newbury was one of the most stubbornly defended Royalist garrisons of the entire Civil War. It was twice relieved by Charles I himself and survived two Battles of Newbury being fought nearby. The star-shaped earthworks the garrison built remain visible to this day. Its fall in April 1646 was one of the final acts of organised Royalist resistance in southern England.
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