William Grimsby

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Grimsby (* around 1420, † around 1483) was an English esquire .

Life

William Grimsby was a devoted supporter of the House of Lancaster and a trusted vassal of King Henry VI.

He was named Esquire of the Kings Body in the 1450s , and over time has held several important roles in royal financial management. He became Treasurer of the Kings Chamber , Keeper of the Jewels , Under-Treasurer of the Exchequer at Westminster , Deputy Treasurer of England .

From 1456 onwards, Grimsby was the king's most important messenger between London and the Midlands , where Henry VI. frequented, traveled back and forth to bring his master money from the treasury. During the Wars of the Roses , William Grimsby fought for Lancaster at the Battle of Wakefield (1460), Towton (1461) and Tewkesbury (1471).

After the defeat at Towton, Grimsby was occupied by the first parliament under Edward IV with a Bill of Attainder , so that he lost all his rights and property in England. He followed Margaret of Anjou into exile in France and stayed there at Margarete's court in Kœur .

According to a source, Grimsby is said to have returned to England as early as 1469 and received pardon from King Edward IV . But he came back to England with Margaret of Anjou at the latest in 1471 and fought for Margaret in Tewkesbury against Edward IV on May 4, 1471. After the lost battle, according to other sources, Edward IV granted pardon and the Bill of Attainder was a year later canceled.

In 1480, Grimsby became Joint Controller of the Port of London.

William Grimsby died in 1483.

Marriage and offspring

William Grimsby was married to Anne Moton of Peckleton, daughter of Reginald Moton.

The couple had at least one daughter:

  • Anne ⚭ Richard Vincent of Messingham

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Anne Curry, Elizabeth Matthes: Concepts and Patterns of Service in the later Middle Ages. Boydell & Brewer, 2000, ISBN 0-85115-814-5 , p. 87.
  2. ↑ a b Jenny Statford: Lancastrian Court: Proceedings of the 2001 Symposium Harlaxton. Shaun Tyas, 2003, ISBN 1-900289-63-6 , p. 99.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Helen Cox: Grimsby's War of the Roses. on: www.lincolnshirelife.co.uk , Feb 2011, read August 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b c Bertram Wolffle: Henry VI. Yale University Press, 1981, ISBN 0-300-18399-2 , pp. 307/308.
  5. ↑ a b c d David Grummitt: A Short History of the Wars of the Roses. IBTauris, 2014, ISBN 978-0-85773-303-0 , p. 51.
  6. ^ A b c d e Towton Battlefield Society
  7. ^ Ralph A. Griffith: King and Country: England and Wales in Fifteen Century. A + C Black, 1965, ISBN 1-85285-018-3 , p. 375.
  8. ^ A b Malcolm Mercer: The Medieval Gentry: Power, Leadership and Choice during the Wars of the Roses. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4411-9064-2 , p. 120.
  9. ^ David Bret: The Yorkist Kings and the Wars of the Roses. Part 1: Edward IV. LuLu Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-291-95954-3 .
  10. ↑ Clements R. Markham: Richard III. Cambridge University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-108-07145-1 , pp. 77 and 312.
  11. ^ Steven J. Goodchild: Tewkesbury: Eclipse of the House of Lancaster -1471. Pen & Sword, 2005, ISBN 1-84415-190-5 , p. 65.
  12. ↑ JR Lander: Government and Community: England 1450-1509. Harvard University Press, 1981, ISBN 0-674-35794-9 , p. 78.
  13. ^ A b T. C. Banks: Baronia Concentrata. Volume I, Simpkin, Marshall & CO, London 1864, p. 116.
personal data
SURNAME Grimsby, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English esquire
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1483