Thomas Neville, Bastard of Fauconberg

Also known as: bastard Fauconbridge · Family: House of Lancaster · Role: rebel leader · First appears: Edward IV 24

Life events

• c. 1471 · Fauconbridge’s rebel force dispersed as Edward IV approached with a powerful army.(Edward IV 24 · 📍 Blackeheath)
  • With: Edward IV
  • “And now to conclude, hearing that king Edward was comming with a right puissant armie, the said bastard and his people durst no longer abide; but brake vp and dispersed themselues, some one waie, and some an other.”
• c. 1471 · Edward IV accepted the rebels’ submission, pardoned them, and received their ships through Richard III.(Edward IV 26 · 📍 Sandwich)
  • With: Edward IV Richard III
  • “But vpon the kings approching néere vnto those parties, they sent to him for pardon, promising that vpon a reasonable appointment, for the safegard of their liues, and other indemnities to be had for their benefit, they would become his faithfull subiects, and deliuer into his hands all the ships. Their offer the king vpon great considerations, and by good deliberate aduise of counsell, thought best to accept: and therevpon (being at that time in Canturburie) hée granted to their petitions, and sent immediatlie vnto Sandwich his brother Richard duke of Glocester, to receiue them to mercie, togither with all the ships, which according to their promise they deliuered into his hands.”
• c. 1471 · Thomas Neville, Bastard of Fauconberg, was apprehended and beheaded.(Edward IV 26 · 📍 Southhampton)
  • “we find neuerthelesse, that the said bastard Fauconbridge, being afterwards at sea (a rouing belike, as he had vsed before) came at length into the open hauen at Southhampton, and there taking land, was apprehended, and shortlie after beheaded. This chanced (as should appeare by Fabian) about the latter end of October.”

Edward IV 24

• enemies with Edward IV “King Edward, hauing assembled an armie of thirtie thousand men (as some write) and accompanied in maner with all the great lords of England, came to London the one and twentith of Maie, being tuesdaie, where he was honourablie receiued by the maior, aldermen, and other worshipfull citizens: where euen vpon their first méeting with him he dubbed diuerse of them knights; as the maior, the recorder, & other aldermen, and worshipfull commoners of the citie, which had manfullie and valiantlie acquit themselues against the bastard Fauconbridge & his wicked companie of rebels.”

Edward IV 26

• enemies with Edward IV “But now to returne to king Edward. Ye shall vnderstand, that after his comming to London, hée rested there but one daie, or two at the most, taking his iournie foorthright into Kent with all his armie, folowing the bastard, and other his complices, to suppresse them”
• sworn: Edward IV “the bastard Fauconbridge, and other of his companie that were got to Sandwich, had thus their pardons by composition at the kings hand”

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