The Siege of Loyalty House - Childs, Jessie
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"Between 1643 and 1645, Basing House in Hampshire, England, was besieged three times. Its owner, the Marquess of Winchester, reportedly had the motto Love loyalty etched into the windows. Winchester refused all terms of surrender. As royalist strongholds crumbled around the country, the Winchesters--and Basing House--stood firm. 'Loyalty House', as it was known, became the king's principal garrison. But the drum of the parliamentary army beat ever louder--and closer--and in October 1645, Oliver Cromwell rolled in the heavy guns. The Siege of Loyalty House tells the story of these dramatic…mehr

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"Between 1643 and 1645, Basing House in Hampshire, England, was besieged three times. Its owner, the Marquess of Winchester, reportedly had the motto Love loyalty etched into the windows. Winchester refused all terms of surrender. As royalist strongholds crumbled around the country, the Winchesters--and Basing House--stood firm. 'Loyalty House', as it was known, became the king's principal garrison. But the drum of the parliamentary army beat ever louder--and closer--and in October 1645, Oliver Cromwell rolled in the heavy guns. The Siege of Loyalty House tells the story of these dramatic events, not only recounting the sallies and skirmishes, but the experiences of the men, women, and children caught in the crossfire"--
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Jessie Childs is the award-winning author of God's Traitors (winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History) and Henry VIII's Last Victim (winner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography). She has written for several journals, including the London Sunday Times, the Guardian, and the London Review of Books. Her television contributions include the BAFTA-nominated Elizabeth I's Secret Agents (PBS) and two BBC series on Charles I. Jessie lives in England.