The Wiltshire Archaeological And Natural History Magazine 13

Author : Edward Hungerford Goddard
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333451486
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Vol. 13 written by Edward Hungerford Goddard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Vol. 13: November, 1871 The ground plan seems to have been a hexagon, with two massive square towers anking the entrance towards the east. This part of the building remains intact as regards the walls, which are of great height and solidity. The windows of the hall from the upper story are over the entrance. The interior has an open court, from which are approaches to the living-rooms and staircases. The main features of the building are easily to be traced, and the whole forms an interesting study of a large residence of the early Perpendicular period. Wardour was attacked by a powerful force under the com mand of Sir Edward Hungerford, in May, 1643, and at a time when Lord Arundell was in attendance on King Charles the First at Oxford, but his lady, Blanche, refused to surrender, and, with her little garrison of twenty-five men, most heroically withstood the onslaught of soldiers and a bombardment which lasted five days. After defending the castle as long as it was tenable, she capitulated on honourable terms; but the republican leader having once gained possession, did not scruple to violate his engagements, and to plunder the mansion of its most valuable contents. It was then garrisoned by the Parliament, and placed under the command of General Ludlow, but it did not long remain in the hands of its captors. In the course of the summer Lord Arundell and Sir Francis Doddington invested it, and compelled Ludlow to surrender, after a gallant defence. The party left the ruins, and, crossing the park, visited the new castle, through the drawing rooms and noble picture galleries of which they were conducted by Lord Arundell himself. The por trait of Lady Blanche Arundell, by Angelica Kaufman, the heroic defender of the fortress, naturally attracted great attention, as did also the noble rotunda staircase. The chapel was also visited, and the company having partaken of refreshments, Mr. Swayne tendered their cordial thanks to Lord Arundell for his kind and hospitable reception. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."