Farnham Castle — a powerful medieval fortification of the Bishops of Winchester — was seized by Royalists at the start of the war. Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller, known as 'William the Conqueror' by his men for his aggressive operations in the south, recaptured it. Waller used Farnham as a base for his operations across Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex, controlling a crucial sector of the south-east.
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