Siege of Reading

eleven-day blockade of Reading, Berkshire 1643
Event siege Q7510338
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Siege of Reading

Summary

Siege of Reading is a siege[1]. It draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (siege category, ranking #219 of 1,415).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Reading is in the country of Kingdom of England[3].
  • Siege of Reading's instance of is recorded as siege[4].
  • Siege of Reading took place at Reading[5].
  • Siege of Reading is part of First English Civil War[6].
  • Siege of Reading began on November 4, 1642[7].
  • Siege of Reading ended on April 25, 1643[8].
  • Siege of Reading's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.4572, 'longitude': -0.9665, 'precision': 2.77777777778e-06}[9].
  • Siege of Reading's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.454166666667, 'longitude': -0.97305555555556, 'precision': 1e-05}[10].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Reading was Roundhead[11].
  • A participant in Siege of Reading was Cavalier[12].

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When and Where

Siege of Reading began on November 4, 1642[7]. It ended on April 25, 1643[8]. It took place at Reading[5]. It is in the country of Kingdom of England[3].

Context

Siege of Reading is part of First English Civil War[6]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Roundhead[11] and Cavalier[12].

Why It Matters

Siege of Reading draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (siege category, ranking #219 of 1,415).[2]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name Reading
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35117|batch #35117]]: "eleven-day blockade of Reading, Berkshire 1643","
  2. 11d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant Roundhead, Cavalier
    Start time +1642-11-04T00:00:00Z
    Instance of siege
    End time +1643-04-25T00:00:00Z
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33855|batch #33855]]: Siege of Reading | Siege of Reading"
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