Ralph Percy
Also known as: sir Rafe Percie / sir Rafe Persie / sir Ralfe · Family: England · Role: knight · First appears: Richard II 44
Life events
- 1388 · Hotspur and Ralph Percy were captured after the English defeat at Otterburne.(Richard II 44 · 📍 Otterburne)
- With: Hotspur
- “the lord Henrie Percie, and his brother sir Ralfe, sonnes to the said earle of Northumberland, were taken prisoners”
- 1462 · Henry Beaufort and Ralph Percy later revolted from Edward IV and rejoined Henry VI.(Edward IV 2)
- With: Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset Edward IV Henry VI
- “Which clemencie notwithstanding, both the one and the other (when time serued) reuolted from king Edward, and betooke themselues to take part with Henrie, vnto whom they had béene adherents before”
- c. 1463 · Henry Beaufort and Ralph Percy defected from Edward IV and fled to Henry VI.(Edward IV 3)
- With: Henry Beaufort, Duke of Somerset Edward IV Henry VI
- “When the duke of Summerset heard these newes, he without delaie reuolted from king Edward, and fled to king Henrie. So likewise did sir Rafe Persie”
- c. 1463 · Ralph Percy remained and was killed while opposing the forces of Edward IV.(Edward IV 3 · 📍 Hegelie moore)
- “and onelie sir Rafe Percie abode, and was there manfullie slaine, with diuerse other”
Richard II 44
- siblings with Hotspur “and the lord Henrie Percie, and his brother sir Ralfe, sonnes to the said earle of Northumberland, were taken prisoners”
Edward IV 2
- enemies with Edward IV “Henrie duke of Summerset, sir Rafe Persie, and diuerse other, being in despaire of all good chance to happen vnto king Henrie, came humblie, & submitted themselues vnto king Edward, whome he gentlie receiued. Which clemencie notwithstanding, both the one and the other ... reuolted from king Edward”
Edward IV 3
- enemies with Edward IV “So likewise did sir Rafe Persie, and manie other of the kings friends.”
- enemies with John Neville, Marquess of Montagu “was incountered with the lord Hungerford, the lord Roos, sir Rafe Persie, and diuerse other, at a place called Hegelie moore”
- sworn: Henry VI “I haue saued the bird in my bosome: meaning that he had kept his promise and oth made to king Henrie”
- sworn: Edward IV “forgetting (belike) that he in king Henries most necessitie abandoned him, and submitted him to king Edward”
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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.