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Lady Elizabeth Hastings. Lady Blanche Arundell (née Lady Blanche Somerset; 1583 or c. 1584 – 28 October 1649) was an English noblewoman, known as the defender of Wardour Castle, where she defended the castle for nearly a week with just 25 men and her maidservants against a force of 1300.
- 1583
- Defender of Wardour Castle
6 de mar. de 2022 · Blanche Arundell, Defender of Wardour Castle. Lady Blanche Arundell was an aristocrat who led the defence of her home, Wardour Castle, during a Civil War siege. Between 2 and 8 May 1643, while her husband was away in Charles I’s army, she and her household – her daughter-in-law, grandchildren, several maidservants and about 25 ...
Arundell was absent, fighting for King Charles at the time of the attack, and the defence was led by his wife, Lady Blanche Arundell, in command of 25 soldiers. The siege began on 2 May, and lasted for a week before the Parliamentarians forced Lady Arundell to surrender on 8 May.
- First siege, 2–8 May 1643, Second siege, November 1643–March 1644
- Parliamentarian victory
Blanche Arundell and the 1643 Siege. History of Old Wardour Castle. Old Wardour’s colourful history has left it a memorable combination of medieval castle, Elizabethan mansion, Civil War battleground and 18th-century landscape garden. The remarkable hexagonal castle was built in the 1390s for John, Lord Lovell, a wealthy courtier and soldier.
The Arundells, led by Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, subsequently became known as some of the most active of the Roman Catholic landowners in England at the time of the Reformation; they were naturally Royalists in the Civil War.
- 14th century
- Wiltshire
English noblewoman who fought on the side of Charles I and dislodged Parliamentary forces from Wardour Castle. Name variations: Lady Blanche Arundell; Blanche Somerset, Baroness Arundell of Wardour. Born in 1583 in Worcester, England; died in 1649; sixth of seven daughters of Edward, 4th earl of Worcester, and Elizabeth (third and youngest ...
31 de mar. de 2024 · Blanche Arundell, lady Arundell of Wardour | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts. RA Collection: People and Organisations. Royalist. Lady Blanche Somerset; in 1607 married Thomas Arundell, who in 1639 became 2nd baron Arundell of Wardour. Profile. Died: 1649. Share. Back to top.
