{ "item_title" : "The Siege of King's Lynn 1643", "item_author" : [" James Rye "], "item_description" : "In the summer of 1643, King's Lynn became a Royalist stronghold in a region on which Parliament depended. Its harbour offered the king's supporters a route for arms and supplies. For the Earl of Manchester and the army of the Eastern Association, leaving it in enemy hands was a dangerous prospect.For less than three weeks, the Norfolk port endured blockade and bombardment. Guns fired across the Great Ouse, houses were struck and troops dug towards the gates. Inside the town, civic divisions reached into households: leading Parliamentarians were confined, livelihoods were disrupted, and inhabitants faced decisions about whether to stay, flee or seek terms.Drawing on contemporary accounts, parliamentary records, letters and historical and archaeological research, James Rye follows the siege from its origins in the wider Civil War to the tense negotiations at Gaywood and the perilous entry through the East Gate. He brings together the experiences of commanders, civic officers, shipmasters and families, while distinguishing established events from partisan reports and later tradition.Surrender ended the fighting, but its consequences lasted for years. Damaged property had to be restored, compensation pursued and an unpaid garrison supported. Richard Clampe's ambitious fortifications reshaped the town. Roger L'Estrange plotted to recover it. Two men closely connected with Lynn-Valentine Walton and Miles Corbet-would sign Charles I's death warrant and face the reckoning of the Restoration.With chapter source lists, a chronology, glossary and index, The Siege of King's Lynn 1643 offers an accessible account of a divided community caught in civil war-and the long struggle to make a working town whole again.James Rye is a local historian and was formerly Training Officer for King's Lynn Town Guides.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/266/9798162666813_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "10.65", "online_price" : "10.65", "our_price" : "10.65", "club_price" : "10.65", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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