▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁it ▁was ▁briefly ▁used ▁to ▁det ain ▁the ▁King ▁before ▁his ▁trial ▁and ▁execution . ▁During ▁the ▁inter reg num , ▁it ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Thomas ▁E y re ▁and ▁was ▁rein for ced ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁a ▁Royal ist ▁invasion . ▁ ▁After ▁Charles ▁II ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁E y re ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Edward ▁Str ange . ▁The ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁uncertain ; ▁Charles ▁gave ▁orders ▁to ▁dem obil ise ▁the ▁g arrison ▁and ▁briefly ▁considered ▁having ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁demol ished ▁altogether . ▁Instead ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁regular ▁g arrison , ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 6 ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁staff ▁the ▁castle ▁using ▁soldiers ▁deployed ▁from ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight ▁instead , ▁from ▁a ▁unit ▁belonging ▁to ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Hol mes , ▁the ▁island ' s ▁governor . ▁Hur st ▁had ▁mean while ▁fallen ▁into ▁dis rep air , ▁delay ing ▁the ▁plans ▁to ▁deploy ▁Hol mes ' ▁men ▁until ▁ 1 6 7 1 . ▁Rep airs ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁and , ▁by ▁ 1 6 7 5 , ▁a ▁conventional ▁g arrison ▁and ▁almost ▁thirty ▁guns ▁were ▁station ed ▁at ▁Hur st . ▁▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁▁ ▁Hur st ▁Castle ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁in