Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham
Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham KG (* around 1376 ; † executed on August 5, 1415 in Southampton ) was a knight and favorite of King Henry V.
Life
Scrope was inducted into the Order of the Garter in 1410 and held the office of Lord High Treasurer .
He was one of the leaders of the Southampton Conspiracy that was planning an attack on Henry as he set off to invade France. When the conspiracy was exposed, Scrope and his co-conspirators were arrested and executed. A traitor he was dragged through the streets of Southampton before he was executed.
His title of nobility was stripped from him, but was finally restored in 1426 for his younger brother John Scrope .
Literary figure
- In William Shakespeare's Henry V , Scrope appears under the name of Lord Scroop.
- In Martha Rofheart's Fortune Made His Sword , Scrope is Sir William Poultney's boyfriend, who dresses up as a woman.
- In Rebecca Gables The guardians of the rose is also reported Scrope and conspiracy.
Individual evidence
- ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 102
- ^ Royle, Trevor: The Wars of the Roses; England's first civil war. Abacus, London, 2009, ISBN 978-0-349-11790-4 , p. 122
Web links
- Henry le Scrope, 3rd Lord Scrope (of Masham) on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Scrope |
Baron Scrope of Masham 1406-1415 |
John Scrope (from 1426) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scrope, Henry, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1376 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 5, 1415 |
| Place of death | Southampton |