Sir Michael Woodhouse, with a force of about 500, laid siege to the castle which was defended by about thirty Roundheads under the command of Samuel More. (C) have been brothers?] In the first, he arranged for the removal of his children to the New World aboard the Mayflower; later, during the English Civil War, a garrison under his command was massacred by besieging forces. Click to view a larger version of each photo with description. (Substantiated by Biglands History Better than that - The bailey was fortified in stone and a rectangular two-storey keep was built. His wife and daughters in the might of their purity and innocence are supposed never to dream of what is as plain before their eyes as the sunlight, and they play their parts of unsuspecting angels to the letter.Anonymous Antebellum Confederate Women. On the 26th February, More recorded that the Royalists burnt a brick house (presumably on the perimeter) and attempted to breach the walls. Samuel More (15931662) was an English man who was at the centre of two historical incidents in 17th-century England. [12] Zouche had been an active member of the Virginia Company and in 1617 he invested 100 in an expedition to the Colony of Virginia, which is where the Mayflower originally intended to land. 98% of travellers recommend this experience. trace in Gloucestershire, and it is reasonable to assume that they came to the Large amounts of brick rubble found in two of the trenches to the north-west of the tower house may be the remains of the new brick dwelling, while the most favoured site for the brick tower seems to have been a mound to the south-west of the tower house. The Time Team decides to investigate the site and try to establish how much of the account is actually true. a Hopton daughter adopting the surname of his wife. after his own father? And so it is a country the right age to have been born in and the wrong age to live in.Gertrude Stein (18741946), It is hard, I submit, to loathe bloodshed, including war, more than I do, but it is still harder to exceed my loathing of the very nature of totalitarian states in which massacre is only an administrative detail.Vladimir Nabokov (18991977), What SoftCherubic CreaturesThese Gentlewomen areOne would as soon assault a PlushOr violate a StarEmily Dickinson (18301886), A war between Europeans is a civil war.Victor Hugo (18021885), Those who dare to interpret Gods will must never claim Him as an asset for one nation or group rather than another. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Wessex Archaeology Ltd is a company limited by guarantee registered in England, No. In 1644 a small Now even that tenuous link has been severed A number of colonists travelled as paying passengers on the Mayflower. (5) Frances Hopton of Cam, Gloucestershire (the last survivor of Tree A The Family of Corbet, Its Life and Times, p.239. clearly a link between the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Hoptons - but what first son after ones own father. They could Civil War siege, assault and massacre. Only in the mid 1990 was the cause of Hopton Castle taken up again by the handful of dedicated local people now represented by the Hopton Castle Preservation Trust.(HCPT). Hopton Castle featured in the British TV series Time Team in 2010. Hopton Castle is well worth a visit if you are in the area. Read more about this topic: Hopton Castle, The United States is just now the oldest country in the world, there always is an oldest country and she is it, it is she who is the mother of the twentieth century civilization. more than a ruin, enough of the battered keep remains to enable a visitor to [5], In November 2008 the Hopton Castle Preservation Trust (founded in 2006) took ownership of the castle. The remaining castle keep was excavated over three days by Time Team, clarifying the shape of the castle and the history of its construction. Castle, Salop. Situated as it is only five miles or so east of Offa's Dyke - the traditional The castle was still habitable in 1700 but fell into disrepair soon afterwards. In 1644 Sir Michael Woodhouse, with a force of about 500, laid siege to the castle which was defended by about thirty Roundheads under the command of Samuel More. of ft. I offer four The Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. That admission led Samuel to believe that the children were not his offspring. Only a small castle/lodge, but what is left is well maintained with some useful information boards.and it's free!!! A reasonable convention intended to dissuade defenders from holding out against impossible odds, the challenge had no effect on More and the attack was resumed. Hoptons of Hopton Castle) also left Shropshire at that time. origins and will attestation to Branch A. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Carver and Cushman were agents from the Puritans to oversee preparations for the voyage,[30] with Robert Cushmans title being Chief Agent from 1617 until his death in 1625. As lord warden of the Cinque Ports, Zouche recommended More, whose honesty and soundness in religion I have experienced, to Hastings for the third Jacobean Parliament.15 Elected in his absence on Christmas Day, More left no trace on the records of this Parliament. It was this legal action in early 1622 before Chief Justice James Ley which led to the statement from Samuel explaining where he sent the children and why, the historical evidence for his parents' history. By 2010, almost a thousand years after its first appearance in our history, Hopton Castle will be in public ownership, rescued and preserved as a significant site in the bloody story of the beautiful Welsh Marches. The most telling factor 17 Nov. 1655), 3s. During the Civil War Hopton Castle was one of the few castles to be held for the Parliament in the west. PAKEHA/MAORI TRANSLITERATIONS | Richard baptised at Eastington in 1661 could be the father. Mores account mentions various buildings within the Castle, including the out walls, the brick tower, and the new brick dwelling. (c.1684). [23][24], The statement details that soon after the denial of the appeal on 8 July 1620, the children were transported from Shipton to London by a cousin of Samuel More and given into the care of Thomas Weston, "and delivered to Philemon Powell who was intreated to deliver them to John Carver and Robert Cushman undertakers for the associats (sic) of John Peers (Pierce). yeres, wherein every Kyng of the Realme.began theyre reygne, how long All were baptised at St James' parish church in Shipton, Shropshire. there could have been two unrelated family. The castle may have been founded in the 12th century as a motte and bailey by one of the Hoptons as a mesne lord of the Says of Clun Castle. Hopton Castle was garrisoned by soldiers seconded from Brampton Castle as an outlying redoubt to prevent its use as a base by the investing forces. I told him I know not. SOUTH TARANAKI, NEW ZEALAND GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES | Walter de Hopton possibly built the stone castle during the Barons' War of the 1260s. Without external support, More would be forced to surrender. Substantial remnants of the much altered keep remain. families in Yorkshire and Suffolk, for example.). At that time any of the usual witnesses would have been dead. The works entailed significant structural stabilisation and rebuilding of the masonry and conservation of surviving medieval plaster. (Richard died in 1690, During this time a sophisticated and possibly unique garderobe chamber was revealed. One died shortly after the ships arrival at New Plymouth, while two more expired over the winter.14. Sir Anthony R. Wagner, 'The Origin of the Mayflower Children: Jasper, Richard and Ellen More', (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, July 1960), vol. arms of the A branch also suggests the same line of descent. collection of books and literary documents, Notwithstanding About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Family from Hopton There is an excellent programme on YouTube which was made by the Time Team called Massacre In the Cellar. Tax records of 17th century suggest that no-one resided in the castle and depictions of the 18th and 19th centuries show a ruin much like what is visible today. once the male line died out and the name was maintained only by the husband of If I am right about a connection; how does Daniel of brother.). (More particularly in castle at that! produced his 'Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles, conteyning the true accompt of Hopton Castle was granted to the |Hopton family by any such link). But first, can we Thus the Hopton claim to Norman and perhaps Royal ancestry is given some [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. The adultery was supposedly committed with Jacob Blakeway, a young man near in age to Katherine who lived close by and whose family had been More tenants for several generations. Although it's picturesque, it was the site of a series of gruesome battles that took place at height of the English Civil War, when a Royalist force laid siege to a small garrison of Parliamentarians inside the castle. The red light lasted for only a few seconds, so for me and my camera it was definitely a case of right place, right time. unusual at that time. But then he answere'd with an oath they were all kill'd, where at I was troubled in myself, tho I did not much express my sorrow only said I hoped they were happy.. A popular Parliamentary account (which, in the nature of the times, may be too partisan to be wholly reliable) records the soldiers having their hands cut off and being stoned or drowned in a ditch, although there were several variations. The position of the present ruin and probable boundaries make clear just how vulnerable was this settlement (tun) in the valley (hop) but the most likely approaches were from the the north and west flanks. classify the castle as, - it might well have been one of the If my theory is correct, the two who left land in Moreton Valence would His sister Elizabeth married a Corbet and the Castle passed to that also bear in mind that in Thomas Biglands eighteenth century History of of Eastington left land when he died in 1688 - as did our Daniel over half a The Shropshire Well signposted, lots of well presented information, easy access. good point at which to introduce various family trees that different family The carpark is a two minute walk away. branch of the family settling in Canon Frome in Herefordshire, and another - In 1644 Sir Michael Woodhouse, with a force of about 500, laid siege to the castle which was defended by about thirty Roundheads under the command of Samuel More. miles north east of Knighton. The out walls appear to have been the medieval curtain wall, by this time discontinuous but in some places shored up by the defenders. Perhaps now is a same assertion of descent from Hopton Castle, and have drawn up a family tree to substantiate was not just any old hack but a respected [6] Over the next four years, Katherine bore four children: Elinor, baptised 24 May 1612; Jasper, baptised 8 August 1613; Richard, baptised 13 November 1614; and Mary, baptised 16 April 1616. More seems to have returned to Linley, whence he corresponded with Edward Nicholas*.17 Although now legally separated from his wife, he was not free to remarry until Katherine died. It seems that Sir Michael Woodhouse chose not to accept the surrender and ordered (or at least did not prevent) the killings. If I am right about a connection; how does Daniel of This would have made her marriage to Samuel invalid. The commander of the He appeared in 110 films between 1926 and 1945, often playing streetwise characters from the city. Exactly what explanation was given for the More children's presence on the ship, unattended by any legal guardians, is not known, as many homeless waifs from the streets of London were sent to the New World as laborers.[33][34]. have seen, they are now extinct.). Hopton Castle is situated in the village of the same name which lies approximately halfway between Knighton and Craven Arms, . the supposed link with the Conqueror, the pedigree of the Hopton family has not records the move from Shropshire to Canon Frome, but the document is too large and complex to reproduce Shrewsbury g.s. (I have in my possession a tree for that branch of the family which question is Hopton Civil War, fortunately long after all Hopton family connections with the castle Hopton Castle, pictured above, in the. they reygned and what notable thynges hath been doone durynge theyre Reygnes.'. The estimated cost of 17,000 could not be afforded. circa 1684 slot in with Tree C? century later. The estimated cost of 17,000 could not be afforded. various historical and armorial references in the case of some of the Berkeley [4] It was arranged that Katherine would marry her cousin and indeed, on 4 February 1610 (Old Style), Katherine, 25, the last unmarried daughter of Jasper, married her 17-year-old cousin, Samuel More. NEW ZEALAND ROLLS OF HONOUR AND WAR MEMORIALS BY CONFLICT | been an earlier child? was the most accurate and business like of English annalists or At the time there was no legal divorce as it later became known in the 20th century, and neither party was allowed to remarry during the lifetime of the other. There are The conservation and repair of the ruin, funded principally by The Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage was the culmination of many years of campaigning and fund raising on the part of the new owners, The Hopton Castle Preservation Trust. During the Civil War Hopton Castle was one of the few castles to be held for the Parliament in the west. fa. He told me none, which I wondering at, apprehended they had been delivered and was somewhat chearful. Was it my imagination or did I sense somewhere there must be a tie in with our earliest proven ancestor - Daniel Daniel (C) was a witness to the will of Ferdinando (A) family can make a better claim than most. More eventually agreed terms and surrendered. It was a lovely place to visit. Blakeway received a royal pardon in 1618, presumably on condition of giving evidence against his paramour, and in 1619 More was granted a separation from his wife. The Royalists set fire to the door and undermined the walls. [25] for the plantacon (sic) of Virginia"[26] in whose home they would be staying while awaiting ship boarding. pisode 6. There is The Royalists having lost perhaps 200 of their number (even More thinks this an overestimate, but the bodies must have been numerous) they left, regrouped at Clungunford and returned in a few days with heavy armoury including 3 huge siege guns. ; (2) by June 1625, Elizabeth Worsley (bur. families of the same name with connections in such a small and lonely Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page. "Hopton Castle, scene of English Civil War battle, saved by campaigners", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hopton_Castle&oldid=1100677561, Massacres during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Architects: Wheatley lloyd Architects & John C Goom, Contractor: Conservation Building Services Ltd, This page was last edited on 27 July 2022, at 04:04. (The Canon [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. (See conservation and repair).[5][6]. Hopton family, to whom I have referred earlier (who also claim descent from the Tony Robinson and the Team visit the remains of Hopton Castle in Shropshire. Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our. The castle in [21] Samuel goes on to state that, during the time the children were with the tenants, Katherine went there and engaged in a struggle to take her children back:[22] "Katharine went to the tenants dwelling where her children had been sequestered, and in a hail of murderous oaths, did teare the cloathes from their backes." Hopton Castle was the site of a massacre during the English civil war. The positioning of the castle is The following is an extract: John Stow Chronicler and perhaps Royal ancestry is given some though and is now occupied by some sort of 'New Age' community. During the Civil War Hopton Castle was one of the few castles to be held for the Parliament in the west. Colonel Woodhouse, after the Royalist fortunes had turned, was forced to surrender Ludlow Castle, but agreed only on condition that it should be to anyone but Samuel More. They surrendered on the understanding that their fate would be decided by Woodhouse. historians have compiled. Hoptons (Tree A) that refer to them as being the younger branch of the Hopton In 1644 a small Parliamentary garrison holding the castle surrendered to a vastly superior Royalist force. family lays claim to being descended from William the Conqueror, but the Hopton family can make a better claim than most. library. Join Time Team on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TimeTeamOfficialTime Team is a British TV series following specialists who dig deep to uncover as much as they can about Britain's archaeology and history.For more Time Team content, check out the Time Team Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TimeTeamOfficialYou can now purchase Time Team's Official merchandise here: https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/#timeteam #TimeTeamClassics #TimeTeamArchive #tonyrobinson #helengeake#TimeTeamEpisodes #Archaeology #Archaeologist #History nearby (quaintly named Hopton Titterhill!). Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. The fact that we Royalist force. 95% of travellers recommend this experience. Moreton Valence and family names to Branch C, From Branch C there is a link through Chalford The last Walter Hopton died during the Wars of the Roses and the castle passed by marriage to the Corbet family of Moreton Corbet castle. more, On the Origins of Charles Darwin: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Shrewsbury, Fun and informed Tour of Conwy Castle and Town Castle Entrance Included, Whitewater Rafting Adventure in Llangollen, Gavin and Stacey TV Locations Tour of Barry Island. (2 d.v.p.) Unfortunately for More, Katherine already considered herself the wife of Jacob Blakeway, a tenant on the More estate and a fellow of mean parentage and condition, and in 1616 she applied to Hereford consistory court claiming false marriage to More. We visited Hopton castle because we were staying close by. is named as a beneficiary. Part of the defensive ditch dug by the defenders was also found. The commander of the defeated force was made to watch as his thirty three men were bound . Hopton family, lawfully begotten. It was to resolve this problem that I set those named in Tree C with our and N. Wales 1660;8 j.p. Salop 1649-62; 9 commr. Hopton Castle Ruin 4.5 31 reviews #1 of 1 things to do in Hopton Castle Castles Open now 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Visit website Write a review What people are saying " Well Worth a Visit. 1609. m. (1) 4 Feb. 1611, his cos. Katherine (separated 1620), da. add some degree of weight to the theory of continuity. 114, p. 164: Parish Record of the Shipton Shropshire Register Society. HOPTON CASTLE RUIN - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go. Daniel of circa 1684 (although I cannot prove NEW ZEALAND YOUNG BOY IMMIGRANT SCHEME 1911 1914 | death in cold blood and their bodies thrown in the moat. NEW ZEALAND LAND WARS MISCELLANEOUS GENEALOGICAL INDEXES | There is strong circumstantial evidence that links Hoptons are believed to have left that county in the sixteenth century, one He was taunted about the fate of his men: Lieutenant Aldersea asked me how many of the soldiers I thought were sent to Shrewsbury. During the Civil War Hopton Castle was one of the few castles to be held for the Parliament in the west. Richard, Daniel, Samuel. (3) The Coat of Arms as described in Burke's Not an easy place to defend one would think![1]. They are the very earliest Hoptons that I can Hoptons are believed to have left that county in the sixteenth century, one In 1946 an Inspector from the Ministry of Works (precursor to English Heritage) served a notice on Sir Henry Ripley requesting a fence be erected to prevent cattle damage. precisely? The troop emplacements have not been recorded, but there is rising ground immediately to the north of the Castle field (where most of the village houses are located, including Lower House which dates back to the 15th century). Part of the medieval moat and curtain wall were located, as well as a large cellared building and a stone-built tower, which may have been of medieval origin, but which was still standing during the Civil War siege. Massacre. Daniel No questions have been asked about this experience, Hopton Castle Ruin: Hours, Address, Hopton Castle Ruin Reviews: 4.5/5. From 1560 onwards his time was mainly spent in the 100% of travellers recommend this experience. proven ancestors and Tree C would connect us right back to the sixteenth WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY, NEW ZEALAND GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES, RootsWeb is funded and supported by historians have compiled. I, William, King, the third A curious rhyme Interesting reading the board, dog friendly, donation to visit, small car park, well worth visiting. grew, however, and spread some of their fortunes varied - as we have seen in All were registered with Samuel More as their father. Civil War, fortunately long after all Hopton family connections with the castle There are varying versions of what happened next. Samuel More's garrison numbered around 30 men, and the end result of such an action was inevitable. He remained on the first commission of the peace after the Restoration, but his name was struck out by warrant on 20 Feb. 1662, perhaps on grounds of ill-health rather than political disaffection, for he died on 3 May and was buried at More. Well worth a visit. is dead. She began to feel herself as it just after the Civil War. [4] Other accounts vary on how the siege ended. [32], At the time of the Mayflower's sailing in September 1620, the More children were aged between four and eight and classed as indentured servants. [31] Within several weeks of the More childrens arrival in London, and without their mother Katherines knowledge or approval, they were in the care of others on the Mayflower, bound for New England. Ralph Hopton, Baron Hopton, (born 1596, Witham, Somerset, Eng.died September 1652, Bruges), Royalist commander in the first phase of the English Civil Wars between King Charles I and Parliament. 94% of travellers recommend this experience. historian. NEW ZEALAND MISCELLANEOUS GENEALOGICAL INDEXES | Hopton Castle featured in the British TV series Time Team in 2010. 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. For those with the same and similar names, see, Legal actions and removal of the children. Westons Puritan contacts for the voyage were John Carver and Robert Cushman, who jointly agreed to find the children guardians among the Mayflower passengers. * * *. favour, nor to seek his own particular vainglory, and that his only pains Moore probably relate to John More II. During the Civil War Hopton Castle was one of the few castles to be held for the Parliament in the west. This was confirmed on appeal in July 1620, whereupon the four surviving children of the marriage - the youngest of whom was just six - were packed off to New England on the Mayflower. [18][19] The removal was shortly after the youngest child had been baptised, which was on 16 April. The Hopton commander, Samuel, later Colonel, More, son of a local landowner, wrote a famous, if rather muddled, account of what followed. 287786; and in Scotland, Scottish Charity No. Baptismal Registers, chart how the number of Hoptons baptised in Shropshire was declining at the same time as the A week later, the Royalists, under Sir Michael Woodhouse, attacked. been traced back farther than Sir Walter Hopton of Hopton Castle in King Stephen's time (fifty years or Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. The Shropshire Records and Research Center 1037/10/8 and 9, Time Team Series 17 | Episode 6 | Hopton Castle, Hopton Castle Preservation Trust Shropshire UK, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_More&oldid=1104840639, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 August 2022, at 05:20. once the male line died out and the name was maintained only by the husband of Bisley towards the end of the sixteenth century. Substantial remnants of the much altered keep remain. dealing with English history, archaeology and literature. of Roger Harris of Shrewsbury, Salop; bro. How truthful are the tragic accounts of the Hopton Castle Seige?Watch the full episode here:\"The Massacre in the Cellar\"(Hopton Castle)Series 17 Episode 5https://youtu.be/oJiH35-tFjEThanks for watching. I believe that each of these is in some way related to our own and that Most people thought it a death sentence and indeed, many did not survive either the voyage or the harsh climate, disease and scarcity of fresh food, for which they were ill-prepared. ', In 1565 Stow (More particularly in His father, a puritan, reunited the family estates by marrying him off at the age of 16 to his cousin Katherine, eight years his senior. SC042630. chroniclers of the sixteenth century. and Antiquary 1525 Worth a visit if you are in the area. A point to observe is that they all originate in (Bisley), whence the Hoptons of branches https://timeteamofficial.podbean.com/You can also follow and download on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/time-team-unearthing-the-past/id1572648474We are really pleased to share this new service with you and will be adding more episodes over the coming days.Now you can enjoy catching up with these old and new interviews whatever you're doing, no matter where you are!Please note: These are unabridged, audio-only versions of a video interviews originally released on the Time Team Official YouTube channel.Support Time Team by becoming a patron and get access to exclusive behind-the-scenes content here: https://www.patreon.com/timeteamofficial You can now purchase Time Team's Official merchandise here: https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/Subscribe for FULL EPISODES every Wednesday and Sunday. Hopton Castle, Hopton, Salop 1644,11 Montgomery Castle, Mont. belonging to the junior branch of the Hopton family of Hopton Castle, Shropshire. Gloucestershire refers to several members of the Hoptons of Berkeley as a Hopton daughter adopting the surname of his wife. A five year gap before a first child was When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site. Sir Michael Woodhouse, with a force of about 500, laid siege to the castle which was defended by about thirty Roundheads under the command of Samuel More. One of the most talented of the king's generals, he secured southwestern England for the Royalist cause. degree of substance after all. [9] By a deed dated 20 April 1616, Samuel cut the entail on the Larden estate to prevent any of the children from inheriting. Hopton was born in New York City, New York. The coat of difficult site to defend is borne out by an appalling incident in the English Although Woodhouse's demand for surrender came this time with a drum, More again refused. hundred years after the ownership of the castle passed out of the family? curious though, not dominating the surrounding area as a castle should, but Colonel More survived to became governor of Montgomery Castle, Parliament's military leader in Shropshire, governor of Ludlow Castle and of Hereford and later an MP. Robert Wallop, for his part in Charles I's death was imprisoned after the Restoration of Charles II and died in the Tower of London in 1667. of Jasper More of Larden Hall, 3s. Type the name of the parish in the search bar; Click on the location pin on the map 1643. d. 3 May 1662.1, Servant to Edward Zouche, 11th Lord Zouche by 1617-25.2, Freeman, Hastings, Suss. location. [1][1] That it was a [7][8], In 1616, Samuel More accused his wife of adultery and, at the direction of his father, Richard, devised a plan to rid himself of Katherine and the children.
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