Local history: Stokesay Castle- Owners of the castle. Flashcards
LOL: what was his job, why he purchased stokesay and when?
wealthy wool merchant, status,1285.
LOL: why did he fortify the house and when?
1291.
dissuade Welsh and criminal threats attracted by cash or luxury items at stokesay.
LOL: why was it (the property) convenient?
ideally placed for this business.
on main road to Ludlow where his family is from.
easy access to London.
highly prized Shropshire wool.
LOL: when did his ownership end and when?
drowned on a business trip.
26 November 1294.
H.V: when did he buy it and why?
1563.
obsessed with becoming lord of Powys.
H.V: what did he use stokesay for?
entertain guests and reflect desired status.
H.V: what did he fail to become and what did he continue doing?
become a peer.
spend extravogantly often borrowing from others to do this.
H.V: what happened to him, when and why?
arrested and imprisoned in fleet prison.
1591.
failed to pay another man’s debt.
H.V: when was he was released from prison but what never happened?
1592.
never finically recovered.
H.V: what did he do to try to gain some money, who was it to and what in what year?
sold Stokesay.
sir George Mainwaring.
1598.
W.C: who was he?
enthusiastic soldier.
W.C: how did he start work on the castle?
visited in 1633 and began work in 1640-1641.
W.C: example of some of his work to the castle?
ornamental gatehouse.
W.C: what happened when the civil broke out, when did they break out and why did this happen?
when: 1642.
what: parliament captured stokesay on 22 February 1645.
why: royalist garrison.
W.C: how did craven defend the castle?
according to the 17th century warfare traditions.
W.C: when defending the castle how did he do it in line with 17th century warfare traditions?
1: rejected a formal demand for surrender.
2: resisted the enemy.
3: accepted a second demand for surrender- maintained honour by not immediately surrendering but avoided deaths caused by a battle.
what did the royalists do a few weeks after S.C was surrendered and what was the outcome?
tried to re-capture from parliament.
unsuccsessful.
W.C: what was one characteristic that lead to him losing his properties?
royalist and didn’t take part in defending castle.
B: who lived in the castle after it was confiscated by parliament?
Baldwyn family lived there as tenants.
B: who continued to live there after the monarchy’s restoration and what year was this in?
Baldwyn family.
1660.
B: what titles did they get after continuing to live there?
lords of the manor.
