Rhys ap Thomas

Also known as: Rice ap Thomas / Richard ap Thomas · Family: Wales · Role: captain · First appears: Richard III 18

Life events

c. 1485 · Henry VII received promised Welsh military support and funding, then prepared to advance toward Wales.(Richard III 18 · 📍 Wales)
- With: Henry VII John Savage Reginald Bray
- “Rice ap Thomas, a man of no lesse valiantnesse than actiuitie, and Iohn Sauage an approoued capteine, would with all their power be partaker of his quarell. And that Reginald Breie had collected and gotten togither no small summe of monie for the paiment of the wages to the souldiers and men of warre: admonishing him also to make quicke expedition, and to take his course directlie into Wales. The earle of Richmond, bicause he would no longer linger and wearie his fréends, liuing continuallie betwéene hope and feare, determined in all conuenient hast to set forward”
c. 1485 · Rhys ap Thomas swore allegiance to Henry VII and submitted to his command.(Richard III 19)
- With: Henry VII
- “there met and saluted him Rice ap Thomas with a goodlie band of Welshmen, which making an oth and promise to the earle, submitted himselfe wholie to his order and commandement”

enemies with Henry VII (Rhys ap Thomas initially opposed Henry VII.) “And suddenlie he was by his espials ascerteined, that sir Walter Herbert, and Rice ap Thomas were in harnesse before him, readie to incounter with his armie, and to stop their passage.”
sworn: Henry VII (Rhys ap Thomas swore allegiance and submitted to Henry VII.) “there met and saluted him Rice ap Thomas with a goodlie band of Welshmen, which making an oth and promise to the earle, submitted himselfe wholie to his order and commandement.”
allies with Richard Griffith (The passage states that Richard Griffith had been confederate with Rhys ap Thomas.) “the which notwithstanding that he was confederate with sir Walter Herbert, and Richard ap Thomas; yet at that verie instant he came to the earle of Richmond with all his companie; which were of no great number.”
with Henry VII (interaction) “For the earle of Richmond two daies before made to him promise, that if he would sweare to take his part and be obedient to him, he would make him chiefe gouernour of Wales”

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