Talk:Great Siege of Scarborough Castle/Archive 1

Suggestions towards approval

In the section "royalist stronghold," the first sentence concludes "next several months." The timing reference has been lost by the new section. Please include dates. Russell D. Jones 14:27, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

OK, I've made these edits. These expand the background of what happened in 1643-1644, before the siege, and include dates. Please let me know about anything else that needs doing. Thanks. John Stephenson 04:07, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Siege aspects

"Great" siege implies there were others, but the existence of other sieges isn't obvious.

I set up a redirect for cannonball. While we really need articles on siege warfare in general, it's probably worth mentioning that castles were essentially pre-gunpowder fortifications; cannon made them obsolete.

Looks good, though. Howard C. Berkowitz 19:40, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I've added some extra info to the introduction to mention the second siege that occurred after the Great Siege, plus a point about why the Great Siege was more notable (because of the fighting and the destruction of the keep). Actually there were various minor sieges earlier in the castle's history, but I think it's better to confine the article to the English Civil War. John Stephenson 05:30, 10 October 2009 (UTC)