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her mother quickly married Thomas Hamner in order that her children would have a protector. With the outbreak of the English Civil War that year between the supporters of King Charles and Parliament, Hanmer, a royalist, fortified the mansion, which formed a valuable strategic stronghold close to Shrewsbury. Margaret was there when her home, the castle, was sacked by Parliamentary forces during the war. Her step-father,

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