member_of_political_party mary bankes
The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was the head of the Court of Common Pleas , also known as the Common Bench or Common Place , which was the second - highest common law court in the English legal system until 1875 , when it , along with the other two common law courts and the equity and probate courts , became part of the High Court of Justice . As such , the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was one of the highest judicial officials in England , behind only the Lord High Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of England , who headed the Queen ' s Bench ( King ' s when the monarch was male ). Worcester is a city in Worcestershire , England , southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester . The population is approximately 100 , 000 . ___MASK15___ Severn flanks the western side of the city centre , which is overlooked by the 12th - century Worcester Cathedral . A court is a tribunal , often as a government institution , with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil , criminal , and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law . In both common law and civil law legal systems , courts are the central means for dispute resolution , and it is generally understood that all persons have an ability to bring their claims before a court . Similarly , the rights of those accused of a crime include ___MASK76___ to present a defense before a court . Lady Mary Bankes née Hawtry ( c . 1598 -- 11 April 1661 ) was a ___MASK84___ who defended Corfe Castle from a three - year siege during the English Civil War from 1643 to 1646 . She was married to Sir John Bankes , Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Attorney - General of King Charles I . ___MASK1___ was the name given to the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War . Also known as Parliamentarians , they fought against Charles I of England and his supporters , the Cavaliers or Royalists , who claimed rule by absolute monarchy and the divine right of kings . The goal of the ___MASK1___ party was to give the Parliament supreme control over executive administration . The English Civil War ( 1642  1651 ) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads ") and Royalists (" Cavaliers ") over , principally , the manner of England ' s government . The first ( 1642  46 ) and second ( 1648  49 ) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament , while the third ( 1649  51 ) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament . The war ended with the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651 . ___MASK92___ first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier male Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War , the Interregnum , and the Restoration ( 1642  c . 1679 ). It was later adopted by the Royalists themselves . Although it referred originally to political and social attitudes and behaviour , of which clothing was a very small part , it has subsequently become strongly identified with the fashionable clothing of the court at the time . Prince Rupert , commander of much of Charles I ' s cavalry , is often considered to be an archetypal ___MASK92___ . Corfe Castle is a fortification standing above the village of the same name on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset . Built by William the Conqueror , the castle dates back to the 11th century and commands a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage . The first phase was one of the earliest castles in England to be built at least partly using stone when the majority were built with earth and timber . Corfe Castle underwent major structural changes in the 12th and 13th centuries . The Isle of Purbeck , not a true island but a peninsula , is in the county of Dorset , England . It is bordered by the English Channel to the south and east , where steep cliffs fall to the sea ; and by the marshy lands of ___MASK15___ Frome and Poole Harbour to the north . Its western boundary is less well defined , with some medieval sources placing it at Flower ' s Barrow above Worbarrow Bay . The most southerly point is St Alban ' s Head ( archaically St . Aldhelm ' s Head ). Its coastline is suffering from erosion .