Christopher Urswick

Also known as: Christopher Urswicke / Christopher Urswike · Family: House of Lancaster · Role: priest and messenger · First appears: Richard III 9

Life events

c. 1484 · John Morton learned of the plot and sent Christopher Urswick to warn Richmond.(Richard III 14 · 📍 Flanders)
- With: John Morton
- “Wherefore he sent Christopher Urswike (which at that sent verie season was come out of Britaine into Flanders) to declare to the earle of Richmond how all the deceit and craftie working was conueied and compased”
c. 1484 · Christopher Urswick obtained Charles VIII’s permission for Richmond and his company to enter France safely.(Richard III 14 · 📍 Vannes)
- With: Charles VIII
- “When these newes were brought to the earle, he then kept house in Vannes, and incontinent dispatched againe Christopher Urswike vnto Charles the French king, requiring him that he and his might safelie passe into France. Which desire being obteined”

employer: Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond “the countesse of Richmond tooke into hir seruice Christopher Urswike, an honest and wise priest”
with Henry VII (interaction) “appointed this Christopher Urswike to saile into Britaine to the earle of Richmond, and to declare and reueale to him all pacts and agréements betwene hir & the quéene agréed and concluded”
enemies with Richard III “appointed this Christopher Urswike to saile into Britaine to the earle of Richmond, and to declare and reueale to him all pacts and agréements betwene hir & the quéene agréed and concluded”
sworn: Henry VI “that he all his life had fauoured and taken part with king Henrie the sixt”

enemies with Richard III “Iohn Morton bishop of Elie, and Christopher Urswike priest, and an other companie of noble men soiourned in Flanders; and by letters and messengers procured manie enimies against king Richard”
allies with John Morton “Iohn Morton bishop of Elie, and Christopher Urswike priest, and an other companie of noble men soiourned in Flanders; and by letters and messengers procured manie enimies against king Richard”

with John Morton (John Morton sent Christopher Urswick as a messenger.) “Iohn Morton bishop of Elie (soiourning then in Flanders) was of all this craftie conueiance certified by his secret and sure fréends. Wherefore he sent Christopher Urswike (which at that sent verie season was come out of Britaine into Flanders) to declare to the earle of Richmond how all the deceit and craftie working was conueied and compased”
with Charles VIII (Christopher Urswick was dispatched to Charles as a messenger.) “When these newes were brought to the earle, he then kept house in Vannes, and incontinent dispatched againe Christopher Urswike vnto Charles the French king, requiring him that he and his might safelie passe into France.”

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