Qualla: Siege of Chester https://qualla.com/siege-of-chester en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:14 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/y/siege-of-chester-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Siege of Chester https://qualla.com/siege-of-chester Siege of Chester: Introduction https://qualla.com/siege-of-chester/ Photo credit Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data, CC BY-SA 3.0. By January 1646, the citizens of Chester were dying of hunger. The siege had begun in September 1644 and had not lifted properly since the previous autumn, and the food and ammunition the King had promised never came in sufficient quantity. Mayor William Ince finally persuaded the Royalist commander, Lord Byron, to negotiate. Talks began on 20 January and concluded on the first of February. On 3 February the Parliamentarians under Sir William Brereton occupied the city. Many of the inhabitants of Chester did not live to see it.

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/y/siege-of-chester-wp/gcmy-siege-of-chester-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Siege of Chester: The Gateway to Ireland https://qualla.com/siege-of-chester/ Photo credit Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data, CC BY-SA 3.0. Chester mattered to both sides for a reason that had nothing to do with its medieval walls or its Roman past. The city sat on the River Dee, within easy reach of the Irish Sea, and it was the principal English port for traffic to and from Ireland. King Charles needed Irish soldie...

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/y/siege-of-chester-wp/gcmy-siege-of-chester-the-gateway-to-ireland.mp3 0:06 2 full Siege of Chester: Loose Siege, 1644-1645 https://qualla.com/siege-of-chester/ Photo credit Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data, CC BY-SA 3.0. On 20 September 1644 Brereton advanced upon Chester and captured parts of the outworks. Byron rejected the summons to surrender, and a partial siege began. Brereton's force was too small for a complete blockade. Provisions and powder still trickled into the city in small quantiti...

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/y/siege-of-chester-wp/gcmy-siege-of-chester-loose-siege-1644-1645.mp3 0:06 3 full Siege of Chester: Rowton Heath https://qualla.com/siege-of-chester/ Photo credit Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data, CC BY-SA 3.0. In early September 1645 the King's main army had been broken at Naseby. Charles withdrew to Raglan, then marched north with around 2,500 men hoping to rally Royalist support. On 20 September a New Model Army force under Colonel Michael Jones broke through the Royalist earthworks ...

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/y/siege-of-chester-wp/gcmy-siege-of-chester-rowton-heath.mp3 0:06 4 full Siege of Chester: Inside the Walls https://qualla.com/siege-of-chester/ Photo credit Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data, CC BY-SA 3.0. On 25 September Charles slipped away west with five hundred horse to Denbigh, leaving Byron and the garrison behind. The Parliamentarians re-encircled the city and resumed bombardment. By the next day they had opened a breach at Newgate. An assault on 8 October failed, and Breret...

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/y/siege-of-chester-wp/gcmy-siege-of-chester-inside-the-walls.mp3 0:06 5 full Siege of Chester: Scars in the Sandstone https://qualla.com/siege-of-chester/ Photo credit Nilfanion, created using Ordnance Survey data, CC BY-SA 3.0. The city Brereton occupied that winter was a wrecked one. The siege had destroyed dwellings, mansions, barns, work-houses, dairy-houses, halls, and chapels. Many churches were severely damaged. The city's funds were exhausted. The damage is still visible in the city walls today. ...

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