Guy de Beauchamp [10th Earl of Warwick]
He was knighted 25 March 1296.
During the reign of King Edward I he distinguished himself in the Battle of Falkirk, at the siege of Caerlaverock and other occasions "beyond the sea," and was rewarded with extensive grants of land
in Scotland. In 1310 he was a member of the commission appointed by Parliament to draw up regulations for "the well governing of the kingdom and of the king's household," which was formed in
response to the favoritism shown by Edward II to Piers de Gaveston.
When de Gavestan was captured with the fall of Scarborough Castle in 1312, the Earl of Warwick gave him a summary trial and caused him to be beheaded at Blacklow Hill near Warwick. While the Earl
received a pardon for this act, it is believed that he was poisoned in revenge.
His will of 25 July 1315 bequeathed his wife Alice a part of his plate, with a crystal cup and half his bedding, as well as the vestments and books belonging to his chapel. To his daughters he gave
beds, rings and jewels. His son Thomas was to receive his best coat of mail, helmet and suit of harness, while John was to receive the second set.
NPFX Sir
NSFX [Knight]
AFN 9FSB-63
DATE 18 MAY 2000
TIME 10:25:50
AFN 9FSB-78
DATE 18 MAY 2000
TIME 10:29:04
Hugh le Despencer [EarlWinchester]
NSFX [EarlWinchester]
AFN 9HM3-QH
He was of Louchborough, Burton, Hugglescote, Fresby, and Arnesby, Leicestershire; Partington and Hillam, Yorkshire; Sibsey and Aukborough, Lincolnshire; Ryhall and Belmesthorp, Rutland, England.
(Stephen Evans: SJE1@Bigfoot.com)
Died between 23 Feb. & 30 March 1238. (Stephen Evans: SJE1@Bigfoot.com)
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:30:17
Guy de Beauchamp [10th Earl of Warwick]
He was knighted 25 March 1296.
During the reign of King Edward I he distinguished himself in the Battle of Falkirk, at the siege of Caerlaverock and other occasions "beyond the sea," and was rewarded with extensive grants of land
in Scotland. In 1310 he was a member of the commission appointed by Parliament to draw up regulations for "the well governing of the kingdom and of the king's household," which was formed in
response to the favoritism shown by Edward II to Piers de Gaveston.
When de Gavestan was captured with the fall of Scarborough Castle in 1312, the Earl of Warwick gave him a summary trial and caused him to be beheaded at Blacklow Hill near Warwick. While the Earl
received a pardon for this act, it is believed that he was poisoned in revenge.
His will of 25 July 1315 bequeathed his wife Alice a part of his plate, with a crystal cup and half his bedding, as well as the vestments and books belonging to his chapel. To his daughters he gave
beds, rings and jewels. His son Thomas was to receive his best coat of mail, helmet and suit of harness, while John was to receive the second set.
Alice de Toeni [CountessWarwick
NSFX [CountessWarwick
AFN 9R2Z-D5
She had very extensive estates assigned to her in dower, and in 1316 she paid a fine of 500 marks for license to marry for a third time.
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:30:20AFN 8PTP-06
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:31:12
Gilbert (The-Red-Earl) De Clare 7th,Earl Of Gloucester & Hertford
6th Earl of Hertford & Gloucester, 1263/1264; Knight; 9th Earl of Clare.
Joan d'Acres Plantagenet [Princess of England
NSFX [Princess of England
AFN 84ZQ-DM
Countess of Gloucester & Hertford. Her father had arranged for her to be married to Amadeus of Savoy, but she had already secretly married Ralph, a member of the King's household. (Internet)
DATE 5 APR 2000
TIME 11:44:55
NSFX [Lord]
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:30:29
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:32:30
AFN 9HM2-KH
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:30:19
AFN 924Z-4J
DATE 10 JUN 1999
TIME 11:30:31
Edward I Longshanks King of England
AFN 8WKN-4B
King: Nov. 20, 1272 - July 7, 1307.
"In build he was handsome and of great stature, towering head and shoulders above the average.....His brow was broad, and the rest of his face regular, though a drooping of the left eyelid recalled
his father's expression. He spoke with a stammer (or lisp), but did not lack a ready power of persuasion in argument." (Nicholas Trevet, "Annals of Six Kings of England", in The Oxford Illustrated
History of the British Monarchy, by J. Cannon & R. Griffiths, 1988)
".....tall of stature, higher than ordinary men by head and shoulders, and therefore called longshanks; of a swarthy complexion, strong of body but lean.. ...his eyes in anger sparkling like fire.
The hair of his head black and curled." Sir Richard Baker. (Majesty magazine; Nov. 1985)
He was 6 feet 2 inches tall.
He was an autocratic, short-tempered man who was intolerant of criticism, and he could be cruel and violent even towards his children. Yet he had a great talent for leadership, fearlessness and
energy, and vision. He reformed royal government and developed the common law. (The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, by J. Cannon & R. Griffiths, 1988)
In the Barons War (1264-1267), he defeated the Baron at Evesham (1265). As King, he is noted for encouraging Parliamentary institutions at the expense of feudalism and for subduing Wales on which he
imposed the English system of administration. He later tried to assert his authority over Scotland and died while on his way to fight Robert Bruce. (Internet)
He was a devotee of the crusade, going to Egypt and Syria in 1270 for 4 years.
(The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, by J. Cannon & R. Griffiths, 1988)
He once filled a boat with gingerbread, sugar loaves, figs and raisins. The boat was to fetch a 6-year-old bride from Norway to marry his eldest son. (Majesty magazine)
He grieved more at the loss of his father than at the death of his young son. He said there could always be other sons -- but never another father. (Majesty magazine; July 1984)
Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, was begun by King Edward I in 1283 after the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales. It was designed to help ensure the conquest of Llywelyn's principality. (The
Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, by J. Cannon & R. Griffiths, 1988)
Edward was so moved by the death, in 1290, of his first wife, Eleanor of Castile, that he ordered that the route followed by the cortege bringing her body from Nottinghamshire, where she died, to
Westminster, where she was buried, should be marked by a succession of "Eleanor Crosses" that are among the most notable examples of royal architectural patronage in the Gothic age. (The Oxford
Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, by J. Cannon & R. Griffiths, 1988)
He died of dysentery and bowel hemmorhage at 68 years old. (Brown, via Internet)
"Hammer of the Scots" was inscribed on his tomb. (The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, by J. Cannon & R. Griffiths, 1988)
DATE 14 OCT 1999
TIME 16:46:01
AFN 8XJD-46
She spent her widowhood in comfort, bringing up her three young children. (The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, by J. Cannon & R. Griffiths, 1988)
DATE 25 FEB 2000
TIME 21:39:36