 This notwithstanding, Robert Harley left the defence of the castle in the hands of his wife, Lady Brilliana Harley.Brilliana was the daughter of Sir Edward and Dorothy Conway, of Ragley in Warwickshire, and she became Robert Harley's third wife in March 1624.Perhaps due to her reputation in the area the castle was not attacked until 26 July 1643 eleven months after King Charles I raised his Royal Standard in Nottingham.