Jane Ingleby

Jane Ingleby of Ripley Castle (died 1651), also known as Trooper Jane, was an English recusant and, according to legend, a female soldier in the Battle of Marston Moor. Ingleby reportedly fought in battle during the English Civil War, dressed as a man in a full suit of armor. After retreating to Ripley Castle following the Royalists' loss at Marston Moor, she held Oliver Cromwell at gunpoint overnight in the castle library to prevent him from searching the house for her brother, Sir William Ingleby, 1st Baronet.

Early life and family Ingelby was the daughter of Sampson Ingleby, a member of the landed gentry and a steward for Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, and Jane Lambert of Killinghall. She had four sisters and two brothers. The family lived at Spofforth Castle, where her father was employed. Their relatives were involved in the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. They lost the battle to the Roundhead and retreated to Ripley Castle. Cromwell left the next morning without searching the castle. Afterward, Ingleby was referred to as "Trooper Jane".

Ingelby lived her final years working on a nearby farm in North Yorkshire to help pay off Parliament-imposed fines on her Royalist and recusant family. She died before the restoration of the English monarchy, and was buried at Ripley Castle on 20 December 1651.

Eleanor Jane Ingilby, daughter of Sir Thomas Colvin William Ingilby, 6th Baronet, is named after Jane Ingleby.