Chester suffered badly at the hands of the Parliamentary troops.

In 1642 the cathedral came under siege by Parliamentary troops.

The house was severely damaged after an attack by Parliamentary troops in 1643; some of the damage is still evident.

They were easily dispersed by the small bands of Parliamentary troops led by Colonel Morton.

Defeat by the Parliamentary troops came in 1646 and the mint was moved to Exeter.

In 1645 Oliver Cromwell and 7,000 Parliamentary troops stayed in the town.

A few months later Parliamentary troops sacked the manor house and church, lighting a great fire with the wreckage.

During the civil war it fell to Parliamentary troops in 1648.

With up to 6,000 Parliamentary troops now inside the town, Drogheda had been taken.

The castle was attacked twice and burnt by Parliamentary troops during the English Civil War, but later restored to form a country house.