John Cobham

Also known as: lord Iohn Cobham · Family: nobility · Role: lord · First appears: Richard II 66

Life events

c. 1397 · Richard II had John Cobham and John Cheyne apprehended and committed to the Tower.(Richard II 66 · 📍 the tower)
- With: Richard II John Cheyne
- “There were also apprehended and committed to the tower the same time, the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie knights.”
c. 1397 · John Cobham and John Cheyne were convicted of treason, then pardoned and banished or imprisoned.(Richard II 69)
- With: Richard II John Cheyne
- “On the mondaie next after the arreignement of the earle of Warwike, to wit, the foure and twentie of September, was the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie arreigned, and found guiltie of like treasons for which the other had beene condemned before: but at the earnest instance and sute of the nobles, they were pardoned of life, and banished, or (as Fabian saith) condemned to perpetuall prison.”
1398 · Richard II ordered John Cobham into exile on Guernsey with a small allowance.(Richard II 69 · 📍 Ile of Gernesie)
- With: Richard II
- “Moreouer, in this parlement at Shrewesburie, it was decréed, that the lord Iohn Cobham should be sent into the Ile of Gernesie, there to remains in exile, hauing a small portion assigned him to liue vpon.”

enemies with Richard II “The same euening that the king departed from London towards Plashie, to apprehend the duke of Glocester, the earle of Rutland and the earle of Kent were sent with a great number of men of armes and archers to arrest the erle of Arundell; which was doone easilie inough, by reason that the said earle was trained with faire words at the kings hands, till he was within his danger: where otherwise he might haue béene able to haue saued himselfe, and deliuered his fréends. The earle of Warwike was taken, and committed to the tower the same day that the king had willed him to dinner, and shewed him verie good countenance. There were also apprehended and committed to the tower the same time, the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie knights.”

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