Title:

Knight

Military Rank:

Colonel

First Name:

Francis

Last Name:

Fane

Memorial Type:

Memorial - Plaque

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

Not known

Inscription:

Sir Francis Fane
1611-1681
During the English Civil War, Sir Francis Fane was the Royalist commander of the castle when the Parliamentarians laid siege to Lincoln on 3-6 May 1644. Initially, heavy rain and mud made the steeply sloped mound below the castle walls too slippery to climb. However, the Parliamentarians eventually scaled the walls with ladders and overwhelmed the small Royalist forec within. Sir Francis was taken prisoner.

Allegiance:

Royalist

Condition:

Average

Condition Description:

Some weathering