Reconstruction illustration showing troops marching out of a gatehouse at Pendennis Castle during the English Civil War. It is likely that this scene depicts the surrender of the Royalist garrison to Parliamentarian troops after the siege of 1646.

Date:: circa 1995 - circa 2000

Location:: Pendennis Castle, Castle Drive, Falmouth, Pendennis Point, Cornwall

Reference:: IC077/008

Type:: Reconstruction Artwork

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Pendennis and St Mawes Castles guard the mouth of Carrick Roads, a shipping waterway which was home to fifteen warships, with Falmouth an important supply point for Charles' army. The West Country was loyal to the King, with Pendennis becoming one of the last Royalist garrisons towards the end of the war. The siege ended with a negotiated honorable surrender of the Royalist troops, who marched out fully armed with flags flying and drums beating, and who were allowed safe passage onwards.

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This is part of the Volume: IC077 Pendennis Castle, Cornwall; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Reconstruction illustration showing troops marching out of a gatehouse at Pendennis Castle during the English Civil War. It is likely that this scene depicts the surrender of the Royalist garrison to Parliamentarian troops after the siege of 1646.

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