Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham

Also known as: Thomas Langley / Thomas Langlie / Thomas bishop of Duresme / this bishop · Family: England · Role: bishop of Durham · First appears: Henry IV 21

Life events

• 1406 · Thomas Langley was consecrated bishop of Durham.(Henry IV 21 · 📍 Durham)
  • With: Walter Skirlaw
  • “In this yeare the seuenth of Maie was Thomas Langlie consecrated bishop of Durham after the decease of Walter Skirlow.”
• 1416 · Thomas Langley recovered possession of Tinebridge.(Henry IV 21 · 📍 Tinebridge)
  • “But in the yeare of our redemption 1416, and of Henrie the fift, the fourth, and of his bishoprike, the eleuenth, this bishop had the recouerie thereof, as appeareth by the letter of atturnie of the said bishop, made to diuerse to take possession of the same.”
• c. 1424 · The assembled lords pledged to observe their oath of allegiance to Henry VI.(Henry VI 8 · 📍 Leicester)
  • With: Henry VI Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk Philip Morgan, Bishop of Worcester John Stafford, Bishop of Bath Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham William Alnwick Ralph Cromwell, Lord Cromwell
  • “Which oth in manner and forme aboue rehearsed, all the lords aswell spirituall as temporall, being in this parlement at Leicester assembled, the fourth day of March, promised vpon their faith, dutie, and allegiance, which they owe to the king their souereigne lord, truelie to obserue and kéepe, according to the true meaning and purport of the same.”
• 1425 · Humphrey Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester and Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester submitted their disputes to arbitration.(Henry VI 8)
  • With: Humphrey Duke of Gloucester Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk Philip Morgan, Bishop of Worcester John Stafford, Bishop of Bath Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham William Alnwick Ralph Cromwell, Lord Cromwell
  • “In witnesse of the which thing to this present compromise my said lord of Glocester hath subscribed his name with his owne hand: Humfreie Glocester. And in like forme my lord of Winchester in another compromise hath subscribed with his owne hand vnder the word of his priesthood, to stand at the aduise, ordinance, & arbitrement of the persons abouesaid, Mutatis mutandis.”
• 1437 · Thomas Langley died.(Henry IV 21)
  • “He died the eight and twentith of Nouember in the yeare of our redemption 1437, and was buried in the church of Durham in the chanterie which he had before erected.”

Henry IV 21

• with Walter Skirlaw (Thomas Langley was consecrated after Walter Skirlaw's death.) “In this yeare the seuenth of Maie was Thomas Langlie consecrated bishop of Durham after the decease of Walter Skirlow.”

Henry VI 8

• with Humphrey Duke of Gloucester (He is named as an arbitrator in the dispute.) “We Henrie archbishop of Canturburie, Thomas duke of Excester, Iohn duke of Norffolke, Thomas bishop of Duresme, Philip bishop of Worcester, Iohn bishop of Bath, Humfrie earle of Stafford, William Alnwicke kéeper of the kings priuie seale, Rafe lord Cromwell, arbitrators in all maner of causes, matters and quarrels of heauinesses & gréeuances, with all incidents, circumstances, dependents, or connexes being and hanging betwéene the high & worthie prince Humfrie duke of Glocester”
• with Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester (He is named as an arbitrator in the dispute.) “We Henrie archbishop of Canturburie, Thomas duke of Excester, Iohn duke of Norffolke, Thomas bishop of Duresme, Philip bishop of Worcester, Iohn bishop of Bath, Humfrie earle of Stafford, William Alnwicke kéeper of the kings priuie seale, Rafe lord Cromwell, arbitrators in all maner of causes, matters and quarrels of heauinesses & gréeuances, with all incidents, circumstances, dependents, or connexes being and hanging betwéene the high & worthie prince Humfrie duke of Glocester on the one partie, and the worshipful father in God Henrie bishop of Winchester and chancellor of England on the other partie”

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