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Lathom House was a large country house at Lathom in Lancashire, England. The main building was demolished in 1925. ==Early history== A wooden castle is believed to have stood on the site in mediaeval times. The stone-built castle known as Lathom House, built by the Stanley family in 1496, had eighteen towers, and was surrounded by a wall six foot thick and a moat eight yards wide, its drawbridge defended by a gateway tower. In the centre of the site was a tall tower known as the Eagle Tower. In 1554 martyr, George Marsh, was questioned at Lathom House by Edward Stanley before being sent to Lancaster Castle. 〔 Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe〕 Lathom House was the last Royalist stronghold in Lancashire during the English Civil War and was twice besieged by Parliamentarian forces. During the first Siege of Lathom House by Sir Thomas Fairfax in 1644, the house was defended by Charlotte, Countess of Derby and 300 men who kept possession until Royalist forces under Prince Rupert of the Rhine arrived in the area en route to attack Bolton. After the siege the countess and her retinue fled to the Isle of Man. In 1645 the house was again besieged by General Egerton with 4000 Parliamentarian soldiers, and was surrendered after a protracted siege after which the fortifications were demolished by the Parliamentarians. James Stanley, husband of Charlotte was beheaded in Bolton in 1651 for his part in the Bolton Massacre. The Stanley manors were confiscated by Parliament. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lathom House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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