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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Calton 1852, pp. 154–155.
^ 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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[FOOTNOTECalton1852154–155-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Calton 1852, pp. 154–155.

[FOOTNOTERoss1974191-2] Ross 1974, p. 191.

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