Thomas Brandon

Family: Richmond's party · Role: knight · First appears: Richard III 10

Life events

c. 1483 · Several defeated adherents fled by sea and reached Brittany.(Richard III 10 · 📍 duchie of Britaine)
- With: Peter Courtenay Edmund Courtenay Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset Edward Woodville William Brandon
- “Some fled by sea, whereof the most part within a few daies after arriued safelie in the duchie of Britaine. Among which number were these persons; Peter Courtneie bishop of Excester, and sir Edmund Courtneie his brother, by king Henrie the seuenth after created earle of Deuonshire; Thomas marquesse Dorset, Iohn lord Welles, sir Iohn Bourchier, sir Edward Wooduile, a valiant man in armes, brother to quéene Elizabeth, sir Robert Willoughbie, sir Giles Daubneie, sir Thomas Arundell, sir Iohn Cheinie and his two brethren, sir William Barkelie, sir William Brandon, & Thomas his brother”
1485 · Thomas Brandon entered Hammes castle with thirty soldiers, reinforcing its defenders.(Richard III 17 · 📍 Hammes)
- “Thomas Brandon with thirtie approoued men of war by a marish, which laie on the other side, entered into the castell.”

allies with Henry VII “They which were in the castell, perceiuing their aduersaries to approch, prepared munitions and engines for their defense, and sent also to the earle of Richmond, to aduertise him of their sudden inuasion, requiring of him hastie aid and spéedie succour. The earle sléeping not this first begun assault, sent the earle of Oxford with an elected companie of souldiers to raise the siege, and rescue the castell: which at their first arriuing pitched their campe not far from their enimies. Now while king Richards men gaue vigilant eie, waiting least the earle of Oxford should take anie aduantage of them that laie on that side of the castell; Thomas Brandon with thirtie approoued men of war by a marish, which laie on the other side, entered into the castell.”

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