William Tyrell of Beeches

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Sir William Tyrell of Beeches († 1462 ) was an English knight .

Life

Sir William was the eldest son of Sir John Tyrell of Heron (around 1382-1437) and Alice Coggestall.

The Tyrell family owned several houses and estates in Essex , including Heron , Gipping, and Beeches .

Sir William was a devoted supporter of the House of Lancaster and fought with his nephew William Tyrell of Heron during the Wars of the Roses at the Battles of Northampton (1460), Wakefield (1460), St Albans (1461), and Towton (1461) .

Sir William Tyrell of Beeches was beheaded on Tower Hill on February 23, 1462 for fighting the House of York .

Marriage and offspring

Sir William was married to Anne, daughter of William Fitz-Simon.

The couple had the following offspring:

  • John
  • Jane
  • Anne

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.historyofparliamentonline.org - entry Sir John Tyrell -
  2. ^ A b Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Vol.III , Colchester 1845, p. 79 / p. 85 / S. 86
  3. ^ Robert E. Chester Waters: Genealogical Memoirs of the Extinct Family of Chester of Chicheley, Vol. I , Robson & Sons, London 1878, p. 302 / p. 309
  4. ^ A b c d Towton Battlefield Society
  5. ↑ Alison Hanham: John Benet's Chronicle 1399-1462: An English Translation with New Introduction , Palgrave Macmillan 2015 ISBN 978-1-137-58921-7
  6. ↑ AGHHollingworth: The History of Stowmarket , F.Pawsy, Ipswich 1844, p 102
  7. ↑ www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/tower.html - read online on July 15, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Tyrell, William of Beeches
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tyrell, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English knight
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1462
Place of death London