Holinshed's Chronicles

Oliver Mannie

Also known as: Oliuer Mannie / Oliuer de Mannie / Oliver de Mannie / sir Oliuer Mannie · Family: France · Role: captain of Falaise · First appears: Henry V 17

Life events

  • 1418 · The castle of Faleis was surrendered, and Oliver de Mannie was held prisoner.(Henry V 17 · 📍 Faleis)
    • With: Henry V
    • “the castell rendered to the kings hands, for no aid came to the rescue of them within. The capteine named Oliuer de Mannie was kept as prisoner”
  • 1422 · Oliver Mannie broke his oath to Henry V and resumed armed attacks against the English.(Henry V 34 · 📍 Normandie)
    • With: Henry V
    • “Oliuer Mannie a valiant man of warre of the Dolphins part (which before was capteine of Faleis, and yéelding it, sware neuer to beare armour against the king of England) assembled a great number of men of warre”
  • 1422 · English forces defeated Oliver Mannie’s army, killing many and capturing him with other soldiers.(Henry V 34 · 📍 Le parke leuesque)
    • With: John Aston William Hall John Banaster
    • “There was a sore fight and a long betwixt them, but finallie the Frenchmen were put to flight, so that in the conflict and chace were slaine, the lord of Coinon, the lord of Chatellgiron, and thrée hundred other: and there were taken prisoners, the lord de la Howssaie, and sir Oliuer Mannie, with thréescore others.”
  • 1422 · Henry V pardoned Oliver Mannie’s life, sent him to England, and Oliver Mannie died there.(Henry V 34 · 📍 London)
    • With: Henry V
    • “The king pardoned sir Oliuer Mannie his life, though he ill deserued so great a benefit, for that he had broken his oth and promise, but he was sent into England, there to learne to speake English, and so being brought to London, shortlie after died”

Henry V 17

  • enemies with Henry V “The capteine named Oliuer de Mannie was kept as prisoner, till the castell was repared at his costs and charges, because the same, through his obstinat wilfulnesse, was sore beaten and defaced, with vnderminings and batterie.”

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