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Castle Cornet in Guernsey, the last stronghold which had supported the King in the Third English Civil War, surrenders.
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Island castle in Guernsey
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Island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy
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Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652)
English invasion and conquest of Scotland
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