Follow Mary Bankes through 3 dated historical records for England.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
During the English Civil War, the castle twice came under siege by Parliamentarian forces, Sir John Bankes is away from his estate attending to Charles I so defence of the castle is led by his wife Lady Mary Bankes - "Brave Dame Mary"
Role range: 1642-1649
The first siege, in 1643, lasts for six weeks before the Parliamentarians withdraw with the loss of 100 men. During the English Civil War, the castle twice came under siege by Parliamentarian forces, Sir John Bankes is away from his estate attending to Charles I so defence of the castle is led by his wife Lady Mary Bankes - "Brave Dame Mary"
Role range: 1642-1649
The second siege, in 1646, is resisted for two months before the castle is betrayed by a member of the garrison. After its capture, the castle is slighted (destroyed) with some explosives mainly by "undermining" to ensure that it could never stand again as a Royalist stronghold
Role range: 1642-1649
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