Edmund Arundell besieged the Parliamentary garrison that had occupied Wardour Castle in 1644; a mine was exploded that destroyed much of the structure but the Parliament garrison refused to surrender, eventually being starved out; the resulting ruin ended Wardour as a defensible position.
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