John Buicke

Also known as: Iohn Buicke · Family: Flemish · Role: chief admiral · First appears: Richard II 35

Life events

• c. 1387 · The English fleet defeated the Flemish fleet and captured its admiral, John Buicke.(Richard II 35 · 📍 Thams mouth)
  • With: Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk
  • “at length, after a sore conflict which indured foure houres, the victorie fell to the Englishmen. There were taken fourescore ships, with diuerse capteins and men of armes, namelie their chiefe admerall, named Iohn Buicke”

Richard II 35

• enemies with Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel “The earle of Arundell greatlie reioising at those newes, foorthwith with his whole fléet made to the sea. When the Flemings approched neere to our nauie, they made saile, as if they would set vpon the same; and our men of purpose made countenance as if they would haue retired, as mistrusting themselues to be able to match their aduersaries, who coueting rather a safe passage than battell, passed by: but the Englishmen hauing once got the wind fit for their purpose, suddenlie set vpon the Flemish ships, and fought with them right fiercelie: at length, after a sore conflict which indured foure houres, the victorie fell to the Englishmen. There were taken fourescore ships, with diuerse capteins and men of armes, namelie their chiefe admerall, named Iohn Buicke, a perfect good seaman, and one that had aforetime doone much hurt to the English nation.”

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