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Death of Ethelred II the Unready
Death of Edward the Martyr, Ethelreds stepbrother
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Death of Edward the Martyr, Ethelreds stepbrother
Stopped by his stepmothers henchmen & hacked to death
King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready
King Edward is murdered by the servants of his stepmother Elfthryth, Queen of England, succeeded by his stepbrother Ethelred the Unready
Death of Edward the Martyr, assassinated
Henry I imprisons Robert Duke of Normandy at Corfe Caste
Stephen lays siege to Baldwin de Redvers at Corfe castle
Stephen lays siege to Baldwin de Redvers at Corfe castle
Amauri de Montfort is imprisoned at Corge Castle
Spends some time in Corfe Castle before being transferred to Berkeley Castle
Takes charge of the arrest of Edward II at Corfe Castle & Berkeley Castle
Takes charge of the arrest of Edward II at Corfe Castle & Berkeley Castle
Elizabeth I sells Corfe Castle to Sir Christopher Hatton for 4,761 pounds
Elizabeth I sells Corfe Castle to Sir Christopher Hatton for for 4,761 pounds, her dancing master & some suppose a suitor
Corfe Castle is sold to Sir John Bankes, the then Lord Chief Justice, more as a holiday home rather than as a first home
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"
Corfe Castle survives a 6 week Parliamentarian siege
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"
Erle begins an unsuccessful Parliamentarian siege of Corfe Castle.
Ordered to besiege Corfe Castle, the only Royalist stronghold between Exeter & London
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
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
Provenance
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