1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
HENRY ARUNDELL, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour (c. 16071694), son of Thomas, 2nd baron, and of Blanche, daughter of Edward, earl of Worcester, was born on the 2ist of July 1607, and succeeded on his father's death in 1643 to the family title and estates. A strong royalist and Roman Catholic, he supported the king's cause, and distinguished himself in 1644 by the recapture of his castle at Wardour from the parliamentarians, who had taken it in the previous year in spite of his mother's brave defence of the place. In …
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