The castles of England, their story and structure (1896)
Mackenzie, James Dixon, Sir, 7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat, 1830-1900 · New York : The Macmillan co. · leaf 96
t;^ SOMERSETSHIRE 71 whicli liad been secured in 1642 by Waller, but was retaken soon after by LordHertford, who drove out the Roundheads, and held the town and castle for theking. This was only for a time, as in July 1644, soon after Marston Moor, ColonelBlake (who was afterwards also the great… … ^^^ TAUNTON amnuuiition, furniture, and plenty of provisions. Early the following spring.Lord Goring was sent witii 10,000 troops to attack the town, when he summonedthe castle, but was disdainfully refused by Blake. Meanwhile the army ofPairfax had advanced to within ten miles of Taunton, and the…
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