Title: Gloucester and her governor during the great civil war
Description: An account of the City of Gloucester which was besieged for over a month during 1643 in the English Civil War. The unsuccessful siege and the Royalist withdrawal that followed it is considered to be a turning point in the war. This is largely because the successful defence of Gloucester by its small garrison and eccentric governor Edward Massey was an unexpected parliamentary victory following a series of Royalist victories throughout South-western England.
Subjects: English Civil War, Gloucestershire (England) Civil War 1642-1649, Great Britain Civil War, 1642-1649, History
Places: Gloucester, Gloucestershire (England), Great Britain
People: Edward Massey
Time periods: Civil War 1642-1649, Civil War, 1642-1649, Early Modern Period, English Civil War