Pembroke Castle
"The Castle is placed upon a rocky point of high land: it is a fine
specimen of the Norman and Early English styles; and has withstood
many sieges, the most memorable of which was that of 1648, when,
during the Civil War of Charles I., this fortress made a gallant defence
for the Crown, greatly aided by Colonels Laugharne, Powell, and
Poyer, who had deserted the Republican cause. Cromwell marched
into Wales with succour, when Laugharne retreated after his defeat
at St. Pagan's to Pembroke, where he and a large body of cavaliers
made a desperate stand." Extract from "Abbeys, Castles and ancient halls of England and Wales; their legendary lore and popular history" (Archive)
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