{"product_id":"the-siege-of-colchester-george-fyler-townsend-9781783312856","title":"The Siege of Colchester: or an event of the Civil War, A.D. 1648","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Siege of Colchester was a prolonged and tragic central episode of the Second Civil War that engulfed England in the summer of 1648. Royalist risings in Kent and Essex culminated in the seizure of the Essex town on behalf of King Charles I. Colchester was besieged by the New Model Army under its commander Sir Thomas Fairfax, and a prolonged siege led to the the civilian population being forced to eat horses, dogs, cats and even rats. Starved out, the garrison surrendered, and the Cavalier leaders, Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle, were shot on Fairfax's orders for their rebellion. This account of a rarely recorded but important event in English history should not be missed by any of the many readers interested in the English Civil Wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Fyler Townsend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783312858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783312856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.48h x 4.72w x 0.47d","brand":"George Fyler Townsend","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440031641855,"sku":"9781783312856","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4d6d1ed-c608-471c-8f94-1ead59942644.jpg?v=1777180143","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-siege-of-colchester-george-fyler-townsend-9781783312856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}