This page separates historical context from the modern succession narrative previously published here. The earlier narrative and its attributed quotations have been replaced because the records needed to substantiate them were not available for this editorial review.
A documented historical context
Lincoln Castle's history describes Nicola de la Haye's defence of the castle against Longchamps before the later siege of 1217. In its account of 1217, French forces and rebel barons opposed the castle's defenders.
That history supports a description of Nicola's role at Lincoln Castle. It does not, by itself, establish a numbered succession linking medieval figures to the modern House of Brattleby. The two questions require different records.
Reading modern and medieval records separately
A modern transaction notice is not a substitute for a documented genealogy. Likewise, a historical account of a castle or its constable does not establish a modern family's ownership of a residence, custody of an archive, or succession to a title.
This replacement therefore does not repeat the earlier assertions about an uninterrupted lineage, institutional recognition or a family seat. It records the limits of the sources reviewed, without making a general legal determination about the title.
Editorial dates
The date of a medieval event must not be presented as the publication date of a modern webpage. The original publication date of this page has not been established. Historical dates in the text describe the events discussed by the cited source.