William de la Pole, Earl of Wiltshire

Also known as: earle of Wilshire · Family: House of Lancaster · Role: treasurer of England · First appears: Henry VI 58

Life events

• c. 1460 · A parliamentary act was made against York, his sons, Warwick, Salisbury, and their supporters.(Henry VI 58 · 📍 Couentrie)
  • With: Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland Edward IV Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury John Beaumont, Viscount Beaumont
  • “where an act is made by their prouocation and labour, against vs the said duke of Yorke, my sonnes March and Rutland, and the earles of Warwike and Salisburie”
• c. 1460 · Wiltshire persecuted York’s supporters, executing some and stripping Newbury’s inhabitants of their goods.(Henry VI 58 · 📍 Newberie)
  • With: Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York
  • “whereof some were found guiltie, and were drawen, hanged, and quartered, and all the inhabitants of the towne were spoiled of their goods.”
• c. 1460 · Wiltshire armed ships ostensibly to capture Warwick, seized royal supplies and treasure, then fled to Dutchland.(Henry VI 58 · 📍 Southampton)
  • With: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
  • “where, vnder colour to take the earle of Warwike, he armed fiue great caracks of Iene with souldiers, taking vittels of the kings price without paiment, and put a great part of his treasure into the said caracks, and after sailed about in the sea, and at last stale into Dutchland”

Henry VI 58

• enemies with Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York “the earles of Shrewesburie and Wilshire, and the lord Beaumont, our mortall and extreme enimies now, and of long time past”
• enemies with Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland “an act is made by their prouocation and labour, against vs the said duke of Yorke, my sonnes March and Rutland”
• enemies with Edward IV “an act is made by their prouocation and labour, against vs the said duke of Yorke, my sonnes March and Rutland”
• enemies with Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick “an act is made by their prouocation and labour, against vs the said duke of Yorke, my sonnes March and Rutland, and the earles of Warwike and Salisburie”
• enemies with Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury “an act is made by their prouocation and labour, against vs the said duke of Yorke, my sonnes March and Rutland, and the earles of Warwike and Salisburie”

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