▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - Sc ott ish ▁border . ▁ ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁converted ▁the ▁castle ▁for ▁art illery , ▁employ ing ▁the ▁engineer ▁Stefan ▁von ▁Has chen per g . ▁For ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 7 , ▁Mary , ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sc ots ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁within ▁the ▁castle , ▁in ▁the ▁W arden ' s ▁Tower . ▁Later , ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁bes ie ged ▁by ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁forces ▁for ▁eight ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁batt les ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁its ▁castle ▁were ▁during ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁rising ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁against ▁George ▁II . ▁The ▁forces ▁of ▁Prince ▁Charles ▁Edward ▁Stuart ▁travel led ▁south ▁from ▁Scotland ▁into ▁England ▁reaching ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁Derby . ▁Carl is le ▁and ▁the ▁castle ▁were ▁seized ▁and ▁fort ified ▁by ▁the ▁Jacob ites . ▁However ▁they ▁were ▁driven ▁north ▁by ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁William ▁August us , ▁Duke ▁of ▁C umber land , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁George ▁II . ▁Carl is le ▁was ▁re capt ured , ▁and ▁the ▁Jacob ites ▁were ▁ja iled ▁and ▁executed . ▁That ▁battle ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁castle ' s ▁fighting ▁life , ▁as ▁def ending ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland ▁was ▁not ▁necessary ▁with ▁both ▁countries ▁again ▁one ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 7 4 6 , ▁the ▁castle ▁became ▁somewhat ▁neglect ed