Dorset in the English Civil War

Dorset was a significant area in the English Civil War.

[1] Dorset was majority Royalist, except for in Lyme Regis and in Poole.

[3] Mary Bankes was a Royalist who defended Corfe Castle from a three-year siege inflicted by the parliamentarians.

Portland Castle was captured by a group of Royalists who gained access by pretending to be Parliamentary soldiers.

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