Other Figures — Minor Figures
333 figures from Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.
Baldwine Radington
lord warden of London · first appears Richard II 56
- Richard II 56 · sworn: Richard II “one sir Baldwine Radington, a right circumspect and discréet knight, was put in that roome, who knew how both to content the kings mind, and to comfort the citizens, and put them in hope of the kings fauour in time to be obteined, to the reliefe of their sorow and heauinesse.”
Edward Darlingrug
lord warden of London · first appears Richard II 56
- Richard II 56 · sworn: Richard II “the king appointing a warden to gouerne the citie, named sir Edward Darlingrug knight, that should both rule the citie, and see that euerie man had iustice ministred, as the case required.”
Hugh Segrave
lord treasurer · first appears Richard II 22
- Richard II 22 · sworn: Richard II “The lord Richard Scroope was made lord chancellor, & the lord Hugh Segraue lord treasuror.”
Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Buckingham
nobleman · first appears Richard II 75
- Richard II 75 · enemies with Richard II “he forthwith caused the lord Henrie, sonne to the said duke of Lancaster, and the lord Humfrie, sonne to the duke of Glocester, to be shut vp fast in the castell of Trimme”
Joan de Courtenay
Richard II's half-sister · first appears Richard II 8
- Richard II 8 · married with Waleran, Count of Saint-Pol “the lord Valeran earle of saint Paule married the kings halfe sister, the ladie Ione de Courtnie”
- Richard II 8 · siblings with Richard II “the lord Valeran earle of saint Paule married the kings halfe sister, the ladie Ione de Courtnie”
John Cobham
lord · first appears Richard II 66
- Richard II 66 · enemies with Richard II “The same euening that the king departed from London towards Plashie, to apprehend the duke of Glocester, the earle of Rutland and the earle of Kent were sent with a great number of men of armes and archers to arrest the erle of Arundell; which was doone easilie inough, by reason that the said earle was trained with faire words at the kings hands, till he was within his danger: where otherwise he might haue béene able to haue saued himselfe, and deliuered his fréends. The earle of Warwike was taken, and committed to the tower the same day that the king had willed him to dinner, and shewed him verie good countenance. There were also apprehended and committed to the tower the same time, the lord Iohn Cobham, and sir Iohn Cheinie knights.”