Mary Bankes

Mary Bankes
Born
Mary Hawtry

c. 1598
Ruislip, Middlesex, England
Died11 April 1661
Known forHer defence of Corfe Castle against a three-year Parliamentarian siege during the English Civil War
SpouseSir John Bankes
ChildrenSir 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]

  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.