Thomas Neville

Sir Thomas Neville (* around 1429; † December 30, 1460 in Wakefield ) was an English knight .

Life

Sir Thomas was the second son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montague, daughter of Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury and a younger brother of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ( the Kingmaker ).

On December 25, 1449 he was by King Henry VI. beaten to the Knight of the Bath . In the early 1450s, Sir Thomas played a major role in the feud between House Neville and House Percy . Specifically, when he and his wedding party were attacked by Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont and his men on August 24, 1453, on their way home near York , in what ended in a skirmish known as the Skirmish of Heworth .

A year later, in October 1454, both houses met with considerable forces at Stamford Bridge ( Yorkshire each other, where, 1st Thomas Neville and his brother, John Neville) Marquess of Montagu managed to take Lord Egremont caught.

During the Wars of the Roses , Sir Thomas fought for the House of York in 1459 at the Battle of Blore Heath and in 1460 at Wakefield .

He and his brother, Lord Montagu were in Blore Heath wounded and on the following day at Acton Bridge ( Cheshire with) Thomas Harrington by Lancastertruppen ( House of Lancaster taken) caught and Chester Castle detained.

The Parliament convened in Coventry in November 1459 , also known as the Parliament of Devils , imposed a Bill of Attainder on all leaders of the House of York, including Sir Thomas Neville , which meant a withdrawal of all rights.

In July 1460, after ten months in Chester Castle, Sir Thomas was released after his brother, the Earl of Warwick, succeeded King Henry VI at the Battle of Northampton . captured and the balance of power turned in York's favor. Sir Thomas became Lieutenant and Warden of the West Marches under Warwick's command.

In October 1460, when Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York first claimed the throne in Parliament at Westminster , Sir Thomas and Warwick were with him and advised against it as they did not think the House of Lords would approve . During the weeks of negotiations, Sir Thomas acted as a messenger between the parties.

Sir Thomas fell at Wakefield on December 30, 1460.

He was reburied with his father years later and buried in Bisham Abbey in Berkshire , where many other family members had their final resting place.

Marriage and offspring

Sir Thomas was married to Maud Stanhope. The couple had no offspring.

Individual evidence

1. ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 132.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} John A. Wagner: Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses , ABC-CLIO 2001, ISBN 978-1-851-09358-8 , p. 183.
3. ^ ^{A b} Michael Hicks: The Family of Richards III , Amberley Publishing Ltd. 2015, ISBN 978-1-445-62134-0
4. ↑ ^{a b} James Bohn: The Chronicles of the White Rose of York, Vol. II , William Stevens, London 1845, pp. Lxxi / xxxvii
5. ^ ^{A b} Towton Battlefield Society
6. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Peter Bramley: A Companion and Guide to the Wars of the Roses , History Press 2013, ISBN 978-0-752-49691-7
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} W. E. Baumgaertner: Squires, Knights, Barons, Kings: War and Politics in Fifteen Century England , Trafford Publishing 2010, ISBN 978-1-426-90769-2
9. ^ ^{A b c} Richard Brooke: Visit to Fields of Battle in England of Fifteen Century , John R. Smith, London 1857, S.27 / S.29 / S.58 / S.193
10. ^ ^{A b} Michael Hicks: Anne Neville: Queen to Richard III , The History Press 2011, ISBN 978-0-752-46887-7 , p. 59.
11. ↑ www.bishamabbeynsc.co.uk/ History of Bisham Abbey - read online July 17, 2016