Château de Hames

Château de Hames was a castle in Hames-Boucres, Pas-de-Calais, France.

History

The castle at Hames consisted of a courtyard, surrounded by four towers with a donjon.[1]

George Neville, Archbishop of York was arrested in 1472 on a charge of treason against Edward IV of England and secretly conveyed to France, where was imprisoned in the castle.[2]

Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley abandoned the castle, with the arrival of a French army led by Francis, Duke of Guise in 1558. The Duke of Guise ordered the destruction of the castle.[1]

Citations
  1. Calton 1852, pp. 154-155.
  2. Ross 1974, p. 191.

References
  • Calton, Robert Bell. Annals and legends of Calais. J.R. Smith, 1852.
  • Ross, Charles. Edward IV. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1974. ISBN 0-520-02781-7

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