Thomas Burgh

Also known as: Burgh / sir Thomas Burgh · Family: England · Role: captain · First appears: Henry V 18

Life events

• 1418 · Humphrey Duke of Gloucester appointed the named men captains of surrendered towns.(Henry V 18 · 📍 Ile of Constantine)
  • With: Humphrey Duke of Gloucester Reginald West David Howell John Aston John Robsart Robert Gargrave Philip Hall
  • “The duke of Glocester the same time, accompanied with the earle of March, the lord Greie of Codner, and other was sent to subdue the townes in the Ile of Constantine, vnto whome these townes hereafter mentioned were yéelded, where he appointed capteins as followeth. At Carentine the lord Botreux, at Saint Lo Reginald West, at Valoignes Thomas Burgh, at Pont Done Dauie Howell, at the Haie de Pais sir Iohn Aston, at saint Sauieur le vicont sir Iohn Robsert, at Pontorson sir Robert Gargraue, at Hamberie the earle of Suffolke lord of that place by gift, at Briqueuill the said earle also by gift, at Auranches sir Philip Hall bailiffe of Alanson”
• c. 1471 · William Parr, James Harrington, Thomas Burgh, and Thomas Montgomery reinforced Edward IV with armed men.(Edward IV 15 · 📍 Notingham)
  • With: Edward IV William Parr James Harrington Thomas Montgomery
  • “Here came to him sir William Parre, and sir Iames Harrington, with six hundred men well armed and appointed also there came to him sir Thomas Burgh, & sir Thomas Montgomerie with their aids”

Henry V 18

• sworn: Humphrey Duke of Gloucester (The duke appointed Thomas Burgh captain at Valoignes.) “The duke of Glocester the same time, accompanied with the earle of March, the lord Greie of Codner, and other was sent to subdue the townes in the Ile of Constantine, vnto whome these townes hereafter mentioned were yéelded, where he appointed capteins as followeth. At Carentine the lord Botreux, at Saint Lo Reginald West, at Valoignes Thomas Burgh, at Pont Done Dauie Howell, at the Haie de Pais sir Iohn Aston, at saint Sauieur le vicont sir Iohn Robsert, at Pontorson sir Robert Gargraue, at Hamberie the earle of Suffolke lord of that place by gift, at Briqueuill the said earle also by gift, at Auranches sir Philip Hall bailiffe of Alanson, at Vire the lord Matreuers, at S. Iames de Beumeron the same lord.”

Edward IV 15

• sworn: Edward IV “Here came to him sir William Parre, and sir Iames Harrington, with six hundred men well armed and appointed also there came to him sir Thomas Burgh, & sir Thomas Montgomerie with their aids, which caused him at their first comming to make proclamation in his owne name, to wit, of K. Edward the fourth, boldlie affirming to him, that they would serue no man but a king.”

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