Thomas Merke, Bishop of Carlisle

Also known as: bishop of Carleill · Family: House of York · Role: bishop · First appears: Henry IV 3

Life events

• c. 1399 · Thomas Merke was arrested and imprisoned after opposing judgment against Richard II.(Henry IV 3 · 📍 the abbei of saint Albons)
  • With: Henry IV
  • “As soone as the bishop had ended this tale, he was attached by the earle marshall, and committed to ward in the abbei of saint Albons.”

Henry IV 3

• enemies with Henry IV “And therfore I say, that you haue doone manifest wrong, to procéed in anie thing against king Richard, without calling him openlie to his answer and defense.”
• with Richard II (interaction) “And I assure you (said he) there is not so ranke a traitor, nor so errant a théef, nor yet so cruell a murtherer apprehended or deteined in prison for his offense, but he shall be brought before the iustice to heare his iudgement; and will ye procéed to the iudgement of an anointed king, hearing neither his answer nor excuse?”

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