Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter

Also known as: Thomas Brantingham / Thomas bishop of Excester · Family: Church · Role: bishop of Exeter and lord treasurer · First appears: Richard II 12

Life events

• 1381 · Thomas Brantingham lost the treasurership, and Robert Hales succeeded him.(Richard II 12)
  • With: Richard II Robert Hales
  • “Thomas Brantingham bishop of Exeter and lord treasuror, was discharged of his office of treasurorship, and sir Robert Hales lord of S. Iohns was aduanced in his place”
• c. 1386 · Thirteen lords were appointed to oversee the realm's government under Richard II.(Richard II 34)
  • With: Richard II William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York Edmund Langley, Duke of York Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester William of Wykeham Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel Richard Scrope John Devereux, Lord Devereux Nicholas, Abbot of Waltham
  • “there were in this parlement thirteene lords chosen, to haue ouersight vnder the king of the whole gouernment of the realme”

Richard II 12

• sworn: Richard II (Brantingham held the office of treasurer under the king.) “Thomas Brantingham bishop of Exeter and lord treasuror, was discharged of his office of treasurorship”

Richard II 34

• sworn: Richard II “the other ten were these, William archbishop of Canturburie, Alexander archbishop of Yorke, Edmund Langlie duke of Yorke, Thomas duke of Glocester, William bishop of Winchester, Thomas bishop of Excester, Richard earle of Arundell, Richard lord Scroope, and Iohn lord Debereux.”

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