Giles, Bishop of Hereford

Also known as: Giles bishop of Hereford · Family: Church · Role: bishop of Hereford · First appears: King John 13

Life events

• c. 1207 · The bishops denounced King John and England accursed and closed the churches.(King John 13 · 📍 London)
  • With: King John William, Bishop of London Eustace, Bishop of Ely Mauger, Bishop of Worcester Joceline, Bishop of Bath
  • “Herevpon the said bishops departed, and according to the popes commission to them sent, vpon the euen of the Annuntiation of our Ladie, denounced both the king and the realme of England accursed, and furthermore caused the doores of churches to be closed vp, and all other places where diuine seruice was accustomed to be vsed, first at London, and after in all other places where they came.”
• c. 1207 · The bishops fled England and joined Stephen Langton.(King John 13)
  • With: William, Bishop of London Eustace, Bishop of Ely Mauger, Bishop of Worcester Joceline, Bishop of Bath Stephen Langton
  • “Then perceiuing that the K. ment not to stoope for all this which they had doone, but rather sought to be reuenged vpon them, they fled the realme, and got them ouer vnto Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie, to wit, William bishop of London, Eustace bishop of Elie, Malger bishop of Worcester, Joceline bishop of Bath, and Giles bishop of Hereford.”
• 1208 · King John seized the bishops' temporalities and confiscated the goods of supportive clergy.(King John 13)
  • With: King John William, Bishop of London Eustace, Bishop of Ely Mauger, Bishop of Worcester Joceline, Bishop of Bath
  • “The king taking this matter in verie great displeasure, seized vpon all their temporalties, and conuerted the same to his vse, and persecuted such other of the prelacie as he knew to fauour their dooings, banishing them the realme, and seizing their goods also into his hands.”

King John 13

• enemies with King John “they fled the realme, and got them ouer vnto Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie, to wit, William bishop of London, Eustace bishop of Elie, Malger bishop of Worcester, Joceline bishop of Bath, and Giles bishop of Hereford. The king taking this matter in verie great displeasure, seized vpon all their temporalties, and conuerted the same to his vse, and persecuted such other of the prelacie as he knew to fauour their dooings”
• allies with Stephen Langton “they fled the realme, and got them ouer vnto Stephan the archbishop of Canturburie, to wit, William bishop of London, Eustace bishop of Elie, Malger bishop of Worcester, Joceline bishop of Bath, and Giles bishop of Hereford”

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