Royal castles of England; comprising an account of those ancient fortresses which from the days of William the Conqueror either were the homes of English sovereigns or have been intimately associated with the history and romance of their lives (1913)
Shelley, Henry Charles. [from old catalog] · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 162
nsettled timesto repair to Corfe Castle with her children. Forsome months nothing untoward happened, but onthe first of May, 1643, a report reached her to theeffect that an attempt was to be made to seize thecastle for the Parliament. It seems that by ancientcustom the lord of Corfe Castle gave… … *^ No Worse Deed Was Ever Done 115 cover of taking part in that ceremony it would beeasy, they imagined, to secure the castle. But LadyBankes was too quick for them; as soon as sheheard of their design she recalled all her servantsand gave orders for the closing of the castle-gatesand denial of…
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