Scarborough Castle
Scarborough Castle is in Scarborough [Map].
In 1273 John Vesci was appointed Governor of Scarborough Castle.
Calendars. 24 Jan 1308 King Edward II of England (age 23). Westminster Palace [Map]. To John Sampson (age 61), constable of the king's castle of Scardeburgh [Map]. Order to permit Henry Percy (age 34) and his consort and their household to dwell in the houses within the said castle, provided that the castle be safely guarded.
Calendars. 17 Mar 1308 King Edward II of England (age 23). Westminster Palace [Map]. To John Sampson (age 61), constable of the king's castle of Scardeburgh [Map]. Order to permit Henry Percy and his consort and their household to dwell in the houses within the said castle, provided that the castle be safely guarded.
In 1319 Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 27) was appointed Governor of Scarborough Castle.
Henry Machyn's Diary. Apr 1557. The (blank) day of Aprell suffered dethe in [several] plases in the Northe for entrying in-to Sk[arborough] castyll [Map], (for) the wyche at London master Thomas [Stafford] (age 24) was heddyd on Towre hylle [Map]; and at Tyborne [Map] John Procter aleas Wylliamsun, Wyllyam Stowe, John Bradford, and more in dyvers plases; [in York]shyre, John Wylborne, Clement Tyllyd, John Cawsewelle, and Robart Hunter, at York, [by the] dethe of hangyng, drahyns, and quarter[ing].
On 25 Apr 1557 Thomas Stafford (age 24) sailed from Dieppe with two ships and over 30 men. He took Scarborough Castle [Map] and declared himself Protector of the Realm.
On 28 Apr 1557 Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 32) retook Scarborough Castle [Map] and captured the rebels.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 02 May 1557. The ij day of May dyd pryche at Powlles crosse [Map] dyd pryche docthur Chadsay, and mad a godly sermon, and ther he declaryd that serten trayturs that was taken at Skarborow castyll [Map], the wyche they fled over the see a-for ....
Henry Machyn's Diary. 03 May 1557. [The iij day of May came five persons to the Tower [Map], the chief of those that had taken the] castylle of Skarborow [Map] in Yorke-shyre, [viz. Stafford (age 24), Saund]urs, Seywelle, and Prowtter, and a Frenche man.
In 1645 Michael Wharton (age 51) was killed during the Siege of Scarborough Castle.
In 1645 Henry Constable 1st Viscount Dunbar (age 56) was killed at the Siege of Scarborough Castle. His son John Constable 2nd Viscount Dunbar (age 30) succeeded 2nd Viscount Dunbar. Mary Brudenell Viscountess Dunbar by marriage Viscountess Dunbar.
