How extensive was the slighting of castles in the English Civil War?
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Dr Lila Rakoczy wrote a thesis on the topic. You can read it for free: http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/11092/
I think the number of castles slighted was over 100 (can't remember exactly).
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On 20 October 1645, Parliament resolved that the Committee of Both Kingdoms should consider which castles and fortifications were to be slighted. Through 1646 and beyond, Parliament passed a series of resolutions to slight castles. I'm not sure that a central list exists but you can probably compile one easily if you search for "slighted" in the Journal of the House of Commons. There's a useful overview (but no list) on pages 56-57 of English Civil War Fortifications 1642-51 by Peter Harrington, Donato Spedaliere.
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