This is a fast-moving and highly informative book, covering a little-known area of the Civil War, but challenging in the complexity of the politics of the era. Author David Cooke is scrupulous in his naming of the people involved on both sides, in each case of sieging, from the King and Cromwell down. He describes the plot, the action and the outcome of each town’s siege with an intelligent precision and authority, which makes the tenacity required to complete the book all the more rewarding

On: Yorkshire magazine – reviewed by Sarah Callard

There are many books about the period of the Civil Wars in England between 1640 and 1651. There are also several works on the course of this war in Yorkshire.

David Cooke a military historian, has concentrated on 9 sieges in Yorkshire by both sides, showing the aims, events and outcomes. He has written many previous books on conflict in Yorkshire and this is a worth addition. This book is extremely well researched, with many illustrations and photographs.

Local History Magazine

Scarborough Castle has been home to kings and scoundrels. mIt was also the scene of a siege during the English Civil War.
In his latest book military historian David Cooke details the part Yorkshire played in that conflict- including a chapter on Scarborough.

Scarborough Evening Post