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Walter Beauchamp
Sir Walter Beauchamp (sometime around 1380 – 1 January 1430) was an English lawyer who was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between March and May 1416. Early life Beauchamp was the second son of Sir John Beauchamp of Powick, Worcestershire. In his youth, Beauchamp studied the law and became distinguished as a soldier displaying great gallantry at the Battle of Agincourt. As a younger son, Walter did not enjoy the possessions of his family's chief estates in Worcestershire and Warwickshire. He did, however, use his family's connections at court, being retained by Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester in May 1392 for services in Ireland. Upon his return to England, Beauchamp is believed to have rendered some service to Henry IV prior to his coronation on 23 October 1399, since ten days after that date he received a substantial grant of £40 a year for life, or until he was provided with lands to that value. The latter was granted in August 1400, when he and his br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight Of The Shire
Knight of the shire () was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 ended the practice of each county (or ''shire'') forming a single constituency. The corresponding titles for other MPs were '' burgess'' in a borough constituency (or ''citizen'' if the borough had city status) and ''baron'' for a Cinque Ports constituency. Knights of the shire had more prestige than burgesses, and sitting burgesses often stood for election for the shire in the hope of increasing their standing in Parliament. The name "knight of the shire" originally implied that the representative had to be a knight, and the writ of election referred to a belted knight until the 19th century; but by the 14th century men who were not knights were commonly elected. An act of Henry VI ( 23 Hen. 6. c. 14) stipulated that those eligible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Beauchamp (bishop)
Richard Beauchamp (died 1481) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Salisbury. Beauchamp was the son of Walter Beauchamp, Speaker of the House of Commons of England in 1416, and studied at Oxford. After serving as Archdeacon of Suffolk from around 1441, Beauchamp was nominated to the see of Hereford on 4 December 1448 and consecrated as bishop on 9 February 1449.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 251 Beauchamp was translated to the see of Salisbury on 14 August 1450 and in 1477 the new office of Chancellor of the Order of the Garter was granted to him and his successors. Beauchamp died on 18 October 1481Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 271 and was entombed in an elaborate gothic chantry chapel outside the east end of the cathedral. When this was demolished in the 18th century his remains were taken inside the cathedral. Richard Beauchamp and his family feature in a Channel 4 Time Team ''Time Team'' is a British televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron St Amand
Baron St Amand was a title created twice in the Peerage of England: firstly in 1299 for Almaric de St Amand, 1st Baron Saint Amand, Amauri de St Amand (born 1268 or 1269; died 1310), who died without issue, when it became extinct; and secondly in 1313 for his brother John de St Amand (1283/6–1330). Creation of 1299 *Amauri de St Amand, 1st Baron Amand (born 1268 or 1269; died 1310), summoned to Parliament from 29 December 1299 to 1311 by writs directed to ''Almarico de sancto Amando''. He was the brother and heir of Guy de St Amand (1268–1287), who died without issue, both sons of Amauri de St Amand (d.1285). He was at the Caerlaverock Castle, Siege of Carlaverock Castle in 1300 when his arms were recorded in verse in the ''Caerlaverock Castle, Caerlaverock Roll'' as follows: ::''Aumary de Saint Amand,'' ::''who claims a place among the bold,'' ::''Or and fretty sable carried'', ::''On a chief three roundels gold''. He married a certain Mary but died without issue. Creation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Lavington
Market Lavington is a civil parish and large village with a population of about 2,200 on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, south of the market town of Devizes. The village lies on the B3098 Westbury–Urchfont road which skirts the edge of the Plain. The parish includes the hamlets of Northbrook, Lavington Sands and Fiddington Sands. History There was a Roman settlement near the present parish church, which was followed by a Saxon settlement, including a cemetery which was used in the 5th to 7th centuries. Thus the area was continuously occupied from the late Roman period until the establishment of the medieval planned town in the 13th century. The archaeology was assessed in advance of housebuilding to the northwest of the church in 1991–5, and building of the community centre and car park southwest of the church in 2006. Domesday Book has two entries for ''Laventone'', with a large combined population of 38 households, 12 acres of woodland and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromham, Wiltshire
Bromham is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Wiltshire, England.OS Explorer Map 156, Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon Scale: 1:25 000.Publisher: Ordnance Survey A2 edition (2007). The village is northwest of Devizes and the same distance east of Melksham. Besides the main village of Bromham, the parish includes six other settlements: St Edith's Marsh, Westbrook, Hawkstreet, Netherstreet, Roughmoor and Chittoe. These are sub-villages and hamlets all within of the main village centre, thus 'greater Bromham' is geographically extensive for a village of its size. It stands 1½ miles north of the Kennet and Avon Canal and 1¾ of a mile south of the Roman road leading to Bath, Somerset, Bath, Somerset. History In Anglo-Saxon times the Manorialism, manor was held, in the reign of Edward the Confessor, by Earl Harold Godwinson. Under the Normans there were two manors covering Bromham. Bromham Hall, later called Bromham House, the manor house of Bromham Roches, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Roches
Sir John Roches (c.1333–1400), of Bromham, Wiltshire, was an English admiral, diplomat, magistrate and politician. Political career He was made Ambassador to the Kingdom of Aragon from 30 October 1377 to 4 May 1378, and again from 20 June 1378. He was then elected as Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wiltshire in 1381, and again in May 1382, October 1382, February 1383, April 1384, November 1390, 1394, January 1397 and 1399. Naval career He was first appointed Admiral to the West, a senior command of the English Navy, from 22 May 1381 to 23 November 1383. He was then given the post of Admiral of the North and Western Fleets from 21 May to 22 June 1389. He served both offices under Richard II. Offices held His offices included: * Surveyor of the Forests of Chippenham, Melksham and Pewsham, all in Wiltshire, 5 December 1373. * Ambassador to the Kingdom of Aragon, 30 October 1377 to 4 May 1378 and 20 June 1378. * Joint Warden, of Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Of The Horse
Master of the Horse is an official position in several European nations. It was more common when most countries in Europe were monarchies, and is of varying prominence today. (ancient Rome) The original Master of the Horse () in the Roman Republic was an office appointed and dismissed by the Roman Dictator, and expired with the Dictator's own office, typically a term of six months in the early and mid-republic. The served as the Dictator's main lieutenant. The Dictator nominated the , unless a specified, as was sometimes the case, the appointee. The Dictator could not rule without a to assist him, and, consequently, if the first either died or was dismissed during the Dictator's term, another had to be nominated in his stead. The was granted a form of , but at the same level as a , and thus was subject to the of the Dictator and his powers were not superior to those of a Consul. In the Dictator's absence, the became his representative, and exercised the same powers as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Mowbray, 2nd Duke Of Norfolk
John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, 8th Baron Mowbray, 9th Baron Segrave Order of the Garter, KG, Earl Marshal (139219 October 1432) was an English Nobility, nobleman and soldier. He was a younger son of the Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, first Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Fitzalan, Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Elizabeth Fitzalan, but inherited his father's Earl of Norfolk, earldom of Norfolk (but not the dukedom) when Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, his elder brother rebelled against Henry IV of England, King Henry IV and was executed before reaching the age of inheritance. This and the fact that Elizabeth Fitzalan, Duchess of Norfolk, his mother lived to old age and held a third of his estates in dower, meant that until the last few years of his life he was, although an important political figure, poorly-off financially. Probably due to the need to augment his income, he took the still-popular path for young members of the English nobilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl Of Warwick
Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (25 or 28 January 138230 April 1439) was an English medieval nobleman and military commander. Early life Beauchamp was born at Salwarpe CourtRichard Gough, ''Description of the Beauchamp chapel, adjoining to the church of St. Mary, at Warwick. And the monuments of the earls of Warwick, in the said church and elsewhere'' (Warwick Town, St Mary, 1803)p. 17/ref> in Salwarpe, Worcestershire, the son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick and Margaret Ferrers, a daughter of William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby. His godfather was King Richard II of England. He was knighted at the coronation of King Henry IV, and succeeded as Earl of Warwick in 1401. Welsh rebellion Soon after reaching his majority and taking responsibility for the Earldom, he saw military action in Wales, defending against a Welsh rebellion led by Owain Glyndŵr. On 22 July 1403, the day after the Battle of Shrewsbury, he was made a Knight of the Garter. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry VI Of England
Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and 1470 to 1471, and English claims to the French throne, disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V of England, Henry V, he succeeded to the Throne of England, English throne at the age of eight months, upon his father's death, and to the List of French monarchs, French throne on the death of his maternal grandfather, Charles VI of France, Charles VI, shortly afterwards. Henry was born during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), he is the only English monarch to have been crowned King of France, following his coronation at Notre-Dame de Paris in 1431 as Henry II. His early reign, when England was ruled by a Regency government, 1422–1437, regency government, saw the pinnacle of English power in Kingdom of France, France. However, setbacks followed once he assumed full control in 1437. The young king faced military reversals in France, as well as political and financia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Of Valois
Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of King Charles VI of France, she married King Henry V of England and was the mother of King Henry VI. Catherine's marriage was part of a plan to eventually place Henry V on the throne of France, and perhaps end what is now known as the Hundred Years' War. But, although her son Henry VI was later crowned in Paris, the war continued. After Henry V's death, Catherine's unexpected marriage to Sir Owen Tudor helped lead to the rise of the House of Tudor's fortunes and to her Tudor grandson's eventual elevation to the throne as King Henry VII of England. Early life Catherine of Valois was the youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France and his wife Isabeau of Bavaria. She was born at the Hôtel Saint-Pol (a royal palace in Paris) on 27 October 1401. Early on, there had been a discussion of marrying her to the Prince of Wales, the son of Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
