Mary Bankes | |
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| Born | Mary Hawtry c. 1598 |
| Died | 11 April 1661 |
| Known for | Her defence of Corfe Castle against a three-year Parliamentarian siege during the English Civil War |
| Spouse | Sir John Bankes |
| Children | Sir Ralph Bankes Jerome Bankes Charles Bankes William Bankes Alice Bankes Jane Bankes Mary Bankes Joanna Bankes Elizabeth Bankes Arabella Bankes Dorothy Bankes |
Mary, Lady Bankes (née Hawtry; c. 1598 – 11 April 1661) was a Royalist who defended Corfe Castle from a three-year siege during the English Civil War from 1643 to 1645. She was married to Sir John Bankes, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Attorney-General of King Charles I.[1]
- ^ Pennington, Reina (2003). Amazons to Fighter Pilots - A Biographical Dictionary of Military Women (Volume One). Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. p. 44. ISBN 0-313-32707-6.