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The story of the de la Pole family – from ‘rags to rags’ over 6 generations between 1290 and 1525, is evidence that there were ways to escape the rigidity of medieval society. Their history is also evidence of the dangerous times in which they lived, and the curse of the blood of York. Not until the last of them was dead could the Tudors ...
Also known as. William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk. primary name: primary name: de la Pole, William. other name: other name: (44th Earl of) Suffolk.
The Oxford Companion to British History. Pole, William de la, earl, marquis, and 1st duke of Suffolk (1396–1450). Suffolk had a chequered career in the French war from 1417 to 1437. As an associate of Cardinal Beaufort, he became steward of Henry VI's household in 1432. This position enabled him to make himself the king's chief councillor ...
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk,, nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He became a favourite of the weak king Henry VI of England, and consequently a leading figure in the English government where he became associated with many of the royal government's failures of the time, particularly on the war in France.
THE DEATH OF WILLIAM DE LA POLE, DUKE OF SUFFOLK BY ROGER VIRGOE, B.A., Ph.D. LECTURER IN ENGLISH HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA ON 2 May 1450 William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, on his way to exile in France, was intercepted by sailors in the Straits of Dover and there murdered. His exile was the result of
Events finally came to a head in 1512 when Richard de la Pole was recognised as King of England by Louis XII of France. Henry VIII’s patience with the de la Pole’s ran out and, on 4 th May 1513, Edmund was executed. His lands, including the manor at Buckland, were forfeited and passed to the King. Charles Brandon Charles Brandon, 1st Duke ...
Oct 21, 2004 · 4th Earl of Suffolk (1415-1450) 1st Earl of Pembroke (1443-1450) 1st Marquess of Suffolk (1444-1450) 1st Duke of Suffolk (1448-1450) Born 1396 Died 1450. William de la Pole was born on the 16th October 1396 at the village of Cotton in Suffolk, the second son of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, and himself the grandson of another Michael de la Pole who had once been the principal ...
