in 1422-23, the english king henry vi took possession of the castle and put it in the charge of pons, lord of castillon. around 1433, henry conceded the lands and castle to his son, the duke of gloucester. in 1446-47, budos was given to the count of foix, following the death of gloucester. after the conquest of guyenne (aquitaine), the budos family, having supported the cause of the french crown, regained possession of its seigneuries in guyenne. in 1652, the cavalry captain lasserre seized budos which he sacked and pillaged and burnt the archives. the seigneury of budos stayed in the family of la roque until the french revolution. in 1825, the castle was sold as national property. in 1851, the gironde commission of historic monuments was informed of the castle. they learned at the same time that stones originating from the castle had been sold to a builder by the state.