Alan de Heton

Also known as: sir Alane de Heton · Family: England · Role: knight · First appears: Richard II 6

Life events

c. 1378 · Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland recaptured the castle from the Scots, killing most defenders.(Richard II 6)
- With: Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester Thomas de Ilderton
- “the earle of Northumberland being aduertised hereof, hasted thither with foure hundred armed men, and assaulting the castell on ech side, after two houres defense, wan it, slaieng of the defendants about eight and fortie, reseruing onelie one of the whole number aliue, that he might informe the Englishmen thoroughlie of the Scotishmens purposes.”

allies with Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland “At this enterprise was the earle of Northumberlands eldest sonne, spreading there first his banner, and dooing so valiantlie, that he deserued singular commendation; as likewise did sir Alane de Heton, and sir Thomas de Ilderton, with those of the surname of the Herons, euerie of these hauing their quarters assigned to assault.”
allies with Thomas de Ilderton “At this enterprise was the earle of Northumberlands eldest sonne, spreading there first his banner, and dooing so valiantlie, that he deserued singular commendation; as likewise did sir Alane de Heton, and sir Thomas de Ilderton, with those of the surname of the Herons, euerie of these hauing their quarters assigned to assault.”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.