England · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
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"
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