The dead had been buried at Hopton Castle churchyard, if an entry in the parish registers after the scene mentioning 29 men from the castle is believed. number in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire was growing. (or so they maintained!) (I have in my possession a tree for that branch of the family which [13][14][15] At that time, children were routinely rounded up from the streets of London or taken from poor families receiving church relief to be used as labourers in the New World colonies. It seems that Sir Michael Woodhouse chose not to accept the surrender and ordered (or at least did not prevent) the killings. Learn more. 'Junior branch' or not, unlike their The most exciting find, however, was a gold coin of James I, dated 1623-4, found in a demolition deposit within the cellared building. 1621, Ludlow, Salop 1646;3 commr. It was to resolve this problem that I set neglible. Stow It can be found near the junction of the Shropshire, Herefordshire and Powys county , Herefordshire and Powys county Thus the Hopton claim to Norman and perhaps Royal ancestry is given some One of the most talented of the king's generals, he secured southwestern England for the Royalist cause. the Eastington family (Tree C). in 1614. Castle, Salop. records the granting of the manor of Hopton castle to the family. [1] [1] That it was a difficult site to defend is borne out by an appalling incident in the English Civil War, fortunately long after all Hopton family connections with the castle had been severed. b. More himself was commissioned by Robert Wallop* to undertake the hopeless defence of Hopton Castle, and escaped the general massacre of the garrison by the Cavaliers after their unconditional surrender only by reason of his acquaintanceship with Nicholas. have been the nephew and uncle. Bisley towards the end of the sixteenth century. [10] Katherine did not deny her relationship with Jacob Blakeway, stating that there was a former betrothal contract with him, and therefore he was her true husband. Other accounts state that, after a three-week siege, More delayed surrendering until the bailey had been taken and the entrance to the keep was on fire. During the Civil War Hopton Castle was one of the few castles to be held for the Parliament in the west. In 1644, during the Civil War, the Parliamentary garrison of Hopton Castle in Shropshire was besieged and outnumbered by Royalist forces. The last mile or so from the village of Bucknell is by an unclassified road. More himself was commissioned by Robert Wallop* to undertake the hopeless defence of Hopton Castle, and escaped the general massacre of the garrison by the Cavaliers after their unconditional surrender only by reason of his acquaintanceship with Nicholas.19 He was elected for the county to the second Protectorate Parliament, but not allowed to take his seat.
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