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Edward Despenser
History of England

              

1369
Battle of Poitiers
Poitiers Supports Pope Urban V
1392
Admiral
London Appointed Admiral of England
1397
Constable
London Appointed Constable after supporting Richard II against the Lords Appellant
1397
Peerage
London Created Duke of Aumale, 1st
1399
Privy Council
London Appointed Privy Councillor
1402
Peerage
London Created Duke of York, 2nd
1455
Battle of St Albans, 1st
22nd May St Albans Aids the Yorkist victory over the Lancastrians
22nd May St Albans Rewarded with the Captaincy of Calais
1455
Captain
May Calais Appointed Captain of Calais , after victory at the 1st Battle of St Albans
May Calais Appointed Captain of Calais
1478
Birth
Brecknock Castle Birth of Edward Stafford, his father is attainted & executed for rebelling against Richard III when Stafford is 5
1483
Exile
Brittany Escapes to Brittany after a failed attempt by Richard III to have him arrested
1484
Death
9th April Middleham Death of Edward Prince of Wales, Richard's only son & heir
1485
Invasion of England
1st Aug Harfleur Sets sail from Harfleur with Henry Tudor
1st Aug London Sets sail from Harfleur with Henry Tudor
1494
Constitution
1st Dec Drogheda All Irish laws must be approved by the Privy Council
1494
Legislation
1st Dec Drogheda Passes Poynings Law in the Irish Parliament
1495
Knight of the Garter
Brecknock Castle Stafford is awarded the Knight of the Garter
1506
Birth
Birth of Edward Seymour, eldest brother of Jane Seymour
1509
Coronation
Carries the crown during Henry VIII's coronation
1509
Lord High Steward
Appointed Lord High Steward
1509
Privy Council
London Appointed Privy Councillor
1512
Birth
Scrivelsby Birth of Edward Clinton
1514
Invasion of Normandy
May Normandy Sends Wallop to Normandy to burn 21 towns after Prior John's burnng of Brighton
1514
Siege of Brighton
May Brighton Sends Wallop to Normandy to burn 21 towns after Prior John's burnng of Brighton
1520
Battle of Gravelines
Gravelines Fights at the battle of Gravelines with Henry VIII
1521
Arrest
April London Wolsey has Buckingham arrested for "compassing" the death of Henry VIII
1521
Death
17th May London Death of Edward Stafford, executed
1521
Execution
17th May London Executed under a trumped up charge of disloyalty to Henry VIII
1521
Trial
13th May London Condemned to death for treason
1523
Attainment Stafford
31st July Stafford is attainted by Parliament
1523
Invasion of France
Takes part in the Duke of Suffolk's expedtion to France
1st Nov Roye Knighted by the Duke of Suffolk during the latter's invasion of France
1523
Knighthood
1st Nov Roye Knighted by the Duke of Suffolk during the latter's invasion of France
1525
Master Horse
July Appointed Master of the Horse to the Duke of Richmond
1527
Marriage
9th July Horton Marries Catherine, daughter and coheir of Sir William Fillol
1529
Divorce
Helps Henry VIII in his "great matter" of divorce, reform & succession
1529
Think Tank
London Appointed Member of Henry VIII's "think tank"
1530
Marriage
London Cramner & Foxe draft the "Collectanea" justifying Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine
1532
Siege of Boulogne
Boulogne Clinton joins the retinue of King Henry VIII at Boulogne & Calais
1532
Siege of Calais
Calais Clinton joins the retinue of King Henry VIII at Boulogne & Calais
1533
Coronation
1st June Carver to the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Coronation of Anne Boleyn
1534
Death
20th April Tyburn Death of Edward Brocking, executed
1534
Execution
20th April Tower of London Edward Bocking is hanged at Tyburn for heresy
1534
Marriage
9th Mar Marries Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton
1536
Peerage
5th June Created Viscount Beauchamp, after Jane Seymour marries Henry VIII
1537
Christening
15th Oct Carries Princess Elizabeth at the christening of his nephew, Prince Edward
1537
Peerage
18th Oct Created Earl of Herford, 1st
1537
Warden Scottish Marches
Appointed Warden of the Scottish Marches
1539
Birth
Birth of Edward Seymour
1539
Chief Justice
Appointed Chief Justice of the Kings Bench
1542
Lord High Admiral
Appointed Lord High Admiral
1543
Great Chamberlain Seymour
Appointed Great Chamberlain
1543
Privy Council
Appointed Member of the Privy Council
1544
Capture
Edinburgh Seymour captures & burns Edinburgh
May Leith Seymour captures & burns Leith
14th Sep Boulogne Clinton helps Henry VIII capture Boulogne
14th Sep Hardelot Involved in negotiating the surrender of the French town of Hardelot
1544
Invasion of Scotland
Seymour leads an invasion of Scotland
1544
Knighthood
Edinburgh Knighted in Edinburgh by Edward Seymour for his role in the capture of Edinburgh
1544
Siege of Boulogne
14th Sep Boulogne Clinton helps Henry VIII capture Boulogne
1544
Siege of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Knighted in Edinburgh by Edward Seymour for his role in the capture of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Seymour captures & burns Edinburgh
1544
Siege of Hardelot
14th Sep Hardelot Involved in negotiating the surrender of the French town of Hardelot
1544
Siege of Leith
May Leith Seymour captures & burns Leith
1545
Battle of Spearhead
Spearhead Clinton sees action against the French at the battle of Spearhead under John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick
1545
Captain
Boulogne Appointed Captain General
1545
Capture
Boulogne Takes part in the siege & capture of Boulogne
1545
Chief Justice
Appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
1545
Siege of Boulogne
Boulogne Appointed Captain General
Boulogne Takes part in the siege & capture of Boulogne
1546
Death
London Death of Edward Crome, Executed
1546
Execution
London Burnt for heresy, a believer in Reformation he is found to have Court connections
1546
Peace
One of the peace Commissioners sent to France
1546
Will
30th Dec One of the executors of the will of Henry VIII
1547
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
10th Sep Pinkie Cleugh Defeats the Scots at the battle of Pinkie
10th Sep Pinkie Cleugh Provides fire support for the English
15th Sep Pinkie Cleugh Clinton provides naval artillery support against the Scots at the battle of Pinkie
1547
Commander
Appointed Commander of the English Fleet
Boulogne Appointed Governor of Boulogne
1547
Coronation
20th Feb Appointed Lord High Steward of England for the Coronation
1547
Governor
Boulogne Appointed Governor of Boulogne
1547
Invasion of Scotland
Commands the English fleet during the invasion of Scotland by Edward Seymour
Launches an invasion of Scotland
1547
Legislation
Repeals Henry VIII's heresy laws
1547
Lord High Steward
20th Feb Appointed Lord High Steward of England for the Coronation
1547
Lord Protector
31st Jan Appointed Lord Protector of the Realm
1547
Peerage
17th Feb Created Duke of Somers et, 1st
1547
Reform
Repeals Henry VIII's heresy laws
1547
Seymour Household
Mar Appointed Seymour Household where much state business is settled
1547
Treasurer
10th Feb Appointed Treasurer of the Exchequer
1549
Arrest
14th Oct Tower of London Swept from power & imprisoned by a coalition led by Warwick
1549
Execution
Execution of his brother, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Lord High Admiral
1549
Legislation
Passes the Act of Uniformity imposing the 1st book of Common Prayer
1549
Lord Lieutenant
Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire
1549
Rebellion
Norfolk Peasants in Norfolk under the leadership of Robert Kett
1549
Reform
Passes the Act of Uniformity imposing the 1st book of Common Prayer
1549
Siege of Boulogne
Boulogne Clinton successfully defends Boulougne against a French siege from 1549 to 1550
1549
Siege of Boulone
Boulogne Holds Boulogne against a siege by the French, 1549-1550
1550
Arrest
Feb Tower of London Released & reconiled with his rivals
1550
Lord High Admiral
Appointed Lord High Admiral of England, 1st term
1550
Privy Council
London Appointed Privy Councillor
1550
Siege of Boulogne
Boulogne Clinton successfully defends Boulougne against a French siege from 1549 to 1550
1551
Arrest
Oct Tower of London Arrested for a 2nd time by thw Warwick led coalition
1551
Envoy
Appointed Envoy to France
1552
Burial
Jan Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula
1552
Death
22nd Jan Tower Hill Death of Edward Seymour, executed
1552
Execution
22nd Jan Tower Hill Death of Edward Seymour, executed
1552
Trial
Convicted on a trumped-up charge of high treason and felon
1554
Rebellion
Kent Clinton takes part in the defeat of Wyatt's Rebellion in Kent
1557
Battle of Saint Quentin
10th Aug Saint Quentin Clinton takes part in Lord Pembroke's expedition & fights with Spanish forces at the battle of Saint-Quentin
1557
Chief Justice
Appointed Chief Justice of the Kings Bench
1557
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Councillor
1558
Siege of Conquet
10th Aug Conquet Clinton takes command of the English fleet & begins raiding the French coast burning the town on Conquet
1559
Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer
Appointed Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer
1559
Lord High Admiral
Appointed Lord High Admiral of England, 2nd term
1559
Peerage
Beauchamp Created Baron Beauchamp, by Elizabeth I
Hertford Created Earl of Hertford, by Elizabeth I
1560
Marriage
London Secretly marries Lady Catherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey
1561
Arrest
Tower of London Imprisoned for marrying Lady Catherine Grey without the Queen's permission
1561
Birth
Birth of Edward Seymour
1570
Rebellion
Joint Commander with Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick of a large army during the