Robert Clifford (Knight)

Sir Robert Clifford of Skipton († 1508 ) was an English knight .

Life

Sir Robert was a son of Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford and Joan, daughter of Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre .

He is described in one source as a loyal supporter of Edward IV , although his father died fighting the House of York and the Clifford family fought for Lancaster . But Sir Robert definitely turned against Richard III. and was part of a failed revolt together with Sir William Brandon in Colchester October 1483. Robert Clifford received pardon and it is believed that the consideration was a spy activity for Richard.

Under Henry VII Robert Clifford fought in June 1487 at the Battle of Stoke against York . Robert was knighted for this in Stoke . He was then appointed Knight of the Kings Body , Master of Ordnance and Chamberlain of Berwick-upon-Tweed .

From 1493 Sir Robert was part of a conspiracy to bring Perkin Warbeck to the throne. He therefore traveled to Flanders to see Margaret of York , at whose court Warbeck was staying. In a letter to friends in England, he confirmed that the young man there (Warbeck) was really and truly Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York , son of Edward IV and heir to the throne.

This news prompted Henry VII to send spies to Flanders to find out all the details of the conspirators there and their exact plans, but also to bring some back to his side through bribery and pardon . Some sources say that Sir Robert switched sides and spied for Henry VII, others suggest that Clifford went to Flanders as a spy on Henry's behalf from the start.

Sir Robert returned to England in January 1495, submitted to the king, extradited some traitors, including Sir William Stanley , in return for pardon and a payment of £ 500. Clifford is said to have quoted Sir Stanley as saying that he would never take up arms against Warbeck if he were really the son of Edward IV. From this sentence the prosecution constructed the treason that led to the beheading of Stanley.

After 1495 little is known about the further life of Sir Robert, only one source reports that he was appointed Constable and Marshal in 1497 in the fight against the Cornish uprising .

Sir Robert died in 1508 and found his final resting place in St. Mary's Church, Aspenden.

Marriage and offspring

Sir Robert was married to Anne, daughter of William Berkeley.

reception

Sir Robert Clifford and his activities are among other things the subject of the English TV series The Shadow of the Tower from 1972.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Desmond Seward: The last White Rose: The secret wars of the Tudors. Pegasus Books, 2014, ISBN 978-1-60598-590-9 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Peter Bramley: A Companion and Guide to the Wars of the Roses. History Press, 2013, ISBN 978-0-7524-9691-7 .
^ Towton Battlefield Society
↑ Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento of the original from January 22nd, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ ^A ^b Richard Brooke: Visit to Fields of Battle in England of Fifteen Century. John R. Smith, London 1857, p. 314.
↑ Egerton Brydges: Collins's Peerage of England. Vol. VI, T. Bensley, London 1812.
^ ^A ^b ^c John Ford: The Chronicle History of Perkin Warbeck: A Tragedy. A strange truth. Manchester University Press, 1714, pp. Lxxxiii.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d M. Rapin de Thoyras: The History of England. Vol. V, London 1757, pp. 298, 300-302.
^ ^A ^b ^c ^d Edward Baines: History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. Vol. I, Fisher, Son & Co., London 1884, pp. 447-449.
↑ ^a ^b ^c J. Gleave: The History of the House of Stanley. Manchester 1821, p. 55.
↑ Tim Thornton: Cheshire and the Tudor State 1480-1560. Boydell & Brewer, 2000, ISBN 0-86193-248-X , p. 173.
^ Anthony Goodman: The Wars of the Roses: Military Activity and English Society 1452-1497. Taylor & Francis, 1990, ISBN 0-415-05264-5 , p. 122.
↑ The Shadow of the Tower on IMDb

personal data
SURNAME	Clifford, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Clifford, Sir Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English knight
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century
DATE OF DEATH	1508

[LAST-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Desmond Seward: The last White Rose: The secret wars of the Tudors. Pegasus Books, 2014, ISBN 978-1-60598-590-9 .

[COMPANION-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Peter Bramley: A Companion and Guide to the Wars of the Roses. History Press, 2013, ISBN 978-0-7524-9691-7 .

[TOW-3] Towton Battlefield Society

[RIC111-4] Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento of the original from January 22nd, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[VISIT-5] A ^b Richard Brooke: Visit to Fields of Battle in England of Fifteen Century. John R. Smith, London 1857, p. 314.

[COLLINS-6] Egerton Brydges: Collins's Peerage of England. Vol. VI, T. Bensley, London 1812.

[CHRONICLES-7] A ^b ^c John Ford: The Chronicle History of Perkin Warbeck: A Tragedy. A strange truth. Manchester University Press, 1714, pp. Lxxxiii.

[RAPIN-8] M. Rapin de Thoyras: The History of England. Vol. V, London 1757, pp. 298, 300-302.

[LAN-9] A ^b ^c ^d Edward Baines: History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. Vol. I, Fisher, Son & Co., London 1884, pp. 447-449.

[STANLEY-10] J. Gleave: The History of the House of Stanley. Manchester 1821, p. 55.

[CHESHIRE-11] Tim Thornton: Cheshire and the Tudor State 1480-1560. Boydell & Brewer, 2000, ISBN 0-86193-248-X , p. 173.

[WARS-12] Anthony Goodman: The Wars of the Roses: Military Activity and English Society 1452-1497. Taylor & Francis, 1990, ISBN 0-415-05264-5 , p. 122.

[13] The Shadow of the Tower on IMDb