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" Being still the property of the bishops of Winchester, it was, after a time, rebuilt by them with more than its original magnificence, and possessed as the episcopal palace. During the troubles in the reign of Charles I. it was garrisoned for the king,... "
A vocabulary of familiar dialogues in English and Welsh ... Second edition - Page 51
by William Williams - 1829 - 60 pages
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The modern British traveller: or, Tourist's pocket directory. Cumberland

George Alexander Cooke - 1802 - 316 pages
...who had no other light, or air, but what was admitted through these chinks. During the Civil Wars, in the reign of Charles I. it was garrisoned for the king, but being besieged and taken, it was dismantled, and with the exception of the outer gateway, part of the...
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Leigh's new picture of England and Wales [ed. by T.G.B.].

Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1820 - 782 pages
...affirmed to have been built within a few years of the time of the conquest. During the contentions in the reign of Charles I., it was garrisoned for the king : but being reduced by the parliament forces, was dismantled. The market is held on Monday and Saturday....
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A Topographical Dictionary of England: Comprising the Several Counties ...

Samuel Lewis - Great Britain - 1831 - 648 pages
...EdwardII.,who was detained here in confinement under the nominal custody of the earl. During the civil war in the reign of Charles I., it was garrisoned for the king, but after a siege of nine days, in which it sustained considerable damage, it was surrendered to the parliamentarians....
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Local Records, Volume 1

John Sykes (of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.) - Durham (England : County) - 1833 - 498 pages
...tin's executed, that not a stone remains as evidence of its former splendour. During the civil wars in the reign of Charles I., it was garrisoned for the king, but it was afterwards given up to the Scots, who surrendered it to the parliament. 1653 (April 28 ). —...
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The geography of the British Isles, Volume 1

Mary Martha Rodwell - 1834 - 424 pages
...the rivers Tyne and Tees, amongst which Stockton Castle is supposed to rank : and in the civil wars in the reign of Charles I. it was garrisoned for the king. When all the rest of the county was ceded to the Scots, this place was particularly excepted ; but...
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The parliamentary gazetteer of England and Wales. 4 vols. [bound in 12 pt ...

England - 1840 - 250 pages
...with more than its original magnificence, and possessed as the episcopal palace. During the troubles in the reign of Charles I. it was garrisoned for the king, besieged and taken by the parliamentarians under Sir William Waller, who dismantled and laid it in...
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The parliamentary gazetteer of England and Wales.4 vols, Volume 2

England - 1848 - 670 pages
...with more than its original magnificence, and possessed as the episcopal palace. During the troubles in the reign of Charles I. it was garrisoned for the king, besieged and taken by the parliamentarians under Sir William Waller, who dismantled and laid it in...
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The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales: Adapted to the ..., Volume 2

Great Britain - 1851 - 658 pages
...with more than its original magnificence, and possessed as the episcopal palace. During the troubles in the reign of Charles I. it was garrisoned for the king, besieged and taken by the parliamentarians under Sir William Waller, who dismantled and laid it in...
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 15

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1888 - 900 pages
...from the reign of Heuiy VIII. to that of William III. it was the seat of the council of the inarches. In the reign of Charles I. it was garrisoned for the king, but it surrendered to the parliamentary forces in June 1646. The town had a charter of incorporation at...
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