Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter

Family: House of Lancaster · Role: duke · First appears: Edward IV 15

Life events

• c. 1471 · The opposing commanders abandoned Newarke after learning Edward IV's forces were approaching.(Edward IV 15 · 📍 Newarke)
  • With: John de Vere, Earl of Oxford William Bardolf, Baron Bardolf
  • “they not thinking it good to abide longer there, determined with all spéed to dislodge, and so about two of the clocke after midnight they departed from Newarke”
• c. 1471 · John de Vere, Henry Holland, and John Neville joined Warwick, greatly strengthening his faction.(Edward IV 16 · 📍 Couentrie)
  • With: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick John de Vere, Earl of Oxford John Neville, Marquess of Montagu
  • “There came to the earle of Warwike, whilest he laie thus at Couentrie (besides the earle of Oxenford) the duke of Excester, and the lord marquesse Montacute, by whose comming that side was greatlie strengthened, and the number much increased.”
• c. 1471 · Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick resolved to fight Edward IV at Barnet.(Edward IV 18 · 📍 Barnet)
  • With: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset (the younger) John de Vere, Earl of Oxford John Neville, Marquess of Montagu
  • “and so he vtterlie resolued to giue battell”
• c. 1471 · Edward IV and Warwick arranged their armies and began the Battle of Barnet.(Edward IV 18 · 📍 Barnet)
  • With: Edward IV Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset (the younger) John de Vere, Earl of Oxford John Neville, Marquess of Montagu
  • “the king aduanced his banners, and caused his trumpets to sound to the battell”

Edward IV 15

• enemies with Edward IV “Some of them that were thus sent, approached to Newarke, and vnderstood that within the towne there, the duke of Excester, the earle of Oxenford, the lord Bardolfe, and other were lodged with a great power to the number of foure thousand men, which they had assembled in Essex, Norffolke, Suffolke, and in the shires of Cambridge, Huntington, and Lincolne.”

Edward IV 16

• allies with Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick “There came to the earle of Warwike, whilest he laie thus at Couentrie (besides the earle of Oxenford) the duke of Excester, and the lord marquesse Montacute, by whose comming that side was greatlie strengthened, and the number much increased”

Edward IV 18

• allies with Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick “The earle of Warwike accompanied with Iohn duke of Excester, Edmund duke of Summerset, Iohn earle of Oxford, and Iohn Neuill marquesse Montacute his brother, vnderstanding that king Edward was not onelie receiued into London, but also had got king Henrie into his hands, perceiued that the triall of the matter must néeds be committed to the hazard of battell;”
• sworn: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick “And he with the duke of Excester tooke the left wing.”

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