Thomas Cooke

Also known as: Sir Thomas Cooke / sir Thomas · Family: unknown · Role: unknown · First appears: Henry VI 57

Life events

• c. 1460 · Henry VI's parlement attainted named nobles and confiscated their goods and possessions.(Henry VI 57 · 📍 Couentrie)
  • With: Henry VI Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Edward IV Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury John Clifford Thomas Harington John Wenlock, Baron Wenlock Thomas Neville John Neville James Pickering John Conyers Thomas Parr William Oldhall Henry Ratford John Bowser John Claie Richard Giton Robert Browne Edward Bowser Thomas Vaughan John Roger Richard Greye Walter Devereux Walter Hopton Roger Kinderton William Bowes Foulke Stafford Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury
  • “During this time the king called a parlement in the citie of Couentrie, which began the twentith of September, in the which were attainted of high treason, Richard duke of Yorke, Edward erle of March his sonne and heire, Richard earle of Warwike, Edmund earle of Rutland, Richard earle of Salisburie, Iohn lord Clifford, lord Clinton, sir Thomas Harington, sir Iohn Wenlock, Thomas Neuill & Iohn Neuill sons of the earle of Salisburie, Iames Pickering, Iohn Coniers, Thomas Par, William Oldhall, and Henrie Ratford knights; Iohn Bowser, Thomas Cooke, Iohn Claie, Richard Giton, Robert Browne, Edward Bowser, Thomas Vaughan, Iohn Roger, Richard Greie, Walter Deuoreux, Walter Hopton, Roger Kinderton, Will. Bowes, Foulke Stafford, the lord Powis, and Alice countesse of Salisburie, their goods and possessions escheted, and their heires disherited vnto the ninth degrée”
• c. 1468 · Hawkins accused Thomas Cooke of treason, leading to Cooke's imprisonment and seizure of his London property.(Edward IV 6 · 📍 the Tower)
  • With: Hawkins
  • “Sir Thomas Cooke late maior of London, was by one named Hawkins appeached of treason, for the which he was sent to the Tower, and his place within London seized by the lord Riuers, and his wife and seruants cleerelie put out therof.”
• c. 1468 · John Fog caused a jury to indict Thomas Cooke of treason.(Edward IV 6)
  • With: John Fog
  • “till one iurie (by meanes of sir Iohn Fog) indicted him of treason”
• c. 1468 · Thomas Cooke was acquitted of the treason indictment after being arraigned on life and death.(Edward IV 6 · 📍 Guildhall)
  • “after which an oier and terminer was kept at the Guildhall, in which sat with the maior the duke of Clarence, the earle of Warwike, the lord Riuers, sir Iohn Fog, with other of the kings councell. To the which place the said Thomas was brought, and there arreigned vpon life and death, where he was acquited of the said indictement,”
• c. 1468 · Thomas Cooke secured delivery from imprisonment after paying eight thousand pounds to the king and eight hundred to the queen.(Edward IV 6)
  • With: Edward IV Margaret of Anjou
  • “yet could not sir Thomas Cooke be deliuered, till he had paied eight thousand pounds to the king, and eight hundred pounds to the quéene.”

Henry VI 57

• enemies with Henry VI “During this time the king called a parlement in the citie of Couentrie, which began the twentith of September, in the which were attainted of high treason, Richard duke of Yorke, Edward erle of March his sonne and heire, Richard earle of Warwike, Edmund earle of Rutland, Richard earle of Salisburie, Iohn lord Clifford, lord Clinton, sir Thomas Harington, sir Iohn Wenlock, Thomas Neuill & Iohn Neuill sons of the earle of Salisburie, Iames Pickering, Iohn Coniers, Thomas Par, William Oldhall, and Henrie Ratford knights; Iohn Bowser, Thomas Cooke, Iohn Claie, Richard Giton, Robert Browne, Edward Bowser, Thomas Vaughan, Iohn Roger, Richard Greie, Walter Deuoreux, Walter Hopton, Roger Kinderton, Will. Bowes, Foulke Stafford, the lord Powis, and Alice countesse of Salisburie”

Edward IV 6

• patron: Margaret of Anjou “what benefits he had receiued by hir when she was in prosperitie, as by making him hir wardrober, and customer of Hampton, &c.”
• enemies with Hawkins “Sir Thomas Cooke late maior of London, was by one named Hawkins appeached of treason”
• enemies with John Fog “till one iurie (by meanes of sir Iohn Fog) indicted him of treason”

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