Thomas Berkeley, Baron Berkeley

Also known as: Berklei / Thomas de Berkeley, Baron Berkeley / Thomas lord Berkeleie · Family: Parliament · Role: commissioner · First appears: Richard II 80

Life events

• c. 1399 · The commissioners formally deposed Richard II from England’s kingship.(Richard II 80)
  • With: John, Bishop of St Asaph John, Abbot of Glastonbury Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester William Thirning Thomas Erpingham Thomas Grey Richard II
  • “And we depose him by our sentence definitiue”
• c. 1399 · The estates resigned their homage and fealty to Richard II.(Richard II 80)
  • With: John, Bishop of St Asaph John, Abbot of Glastonbury Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester William Thirning Thomas Erpingham Thomas Grey Richard II
  • “to resigne and yeeld vp vnto king Richard, all their homage and fealtie”

Richard II 80

• enemies with Richard II “We Iohn bishop of S. Asaph, Iohn abbat of Glastenburie, Thomas earle of Glocester, Thomas lord Berkeleie, William Thirning iustice, Thomas Erpingham & Thomas Graie knights, chosen and deputed speciall commissaries by the three states of this present parlement, representing the whole bodie of the realme, for all such matters by the said estates to vs committed: we vnderstanding and considering the manifold crimes, hurts, and harmes doone by Richard king of England, and misgouernance of the same by a long time, to the great decaie of the said land, and vtter ruine of the same shortlie to haue beene, had not the speciall grace of our God therevnto put the sooner remedie: and also furthermore aduerting, that the said king Richard by acknowledging his owne insufficiencie, hath of his owne meere voluntee and free will, renounced and giuen ouer the rule & gouernance of this land, with all rights and honours vnto the same belonging, and vtterlie for his merits hath iudged himselfe not vnwoorthilie to be deposed of all kinglie maiestie and estate roiall. We the premisses well considering by good and diligent deliberation, by the power, name, and authoritie to vs (as aboue is said) committed, pronounce, decerne, and declare the same king Richard, before this to haue beene, and to be vnprofitable, vnable, vnsufficient, and vnwoorthie of the rule and gouernance of the foresaid realms and lordships, and of all rights and other the appurtenances to the same belonging. And for the same causes we depriue him of all kinglie dignitie and worship, and of any kinglie worship in himselfe. And we depose him by our sentence definitiue”

Henry IV 3

• sworn: Henry IV “the king commanded that the lords, Berklei, and Louell, and six knights of the lower house, should go after dinner to examine the said Hall.”

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