John Talbot

Also known as: Iohn Talbot / sir Iohn Talbot / sir Iohn Talbot knight · Family: England · Role: knight · First appears: Henry VI 9

Life events

• c. 1425 · The listed nobles were dubbed knights during the solemn feast.(Henry VI 9)
  • With: Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk Henry Percy John Butler James Butler Henry Grey of Tancarville Ralph Grey of Werke Robert Vere Richard Grey Edmund Hungerford Walter Wingfield Reginald Cobham John Passheleu Thomas Tunstall John Chedocke Ralph Langstre William Drury William ap Thomas Richard Carnonell Richard Woodville John Shirdlow Nicholas Blunket William Cheyney William Babington Ralph Butler Robert Beauchamp Edmund Trafford John June
  • “During this feast, the duke of Bedford adorned the king with the high order of knighthood, who on the same daie dubbed with the sword these knights, whose names insue: Richard duke of Yorke, Iohn duke of Norffolke; the earle of Westmerland, Henrie lord Persie, Iohn lord Butler, sonne to the earle of Ormond, the lord Rosse, the lord Matrauers, the lord Welles, the lord Barkelie; sir Iames Butler, sir Henrie Greie of Tankaruile, sir Iohn Talbot, sir Rafe Greie of Warke, sir Robert Véere, sir Richard Greie, sir Edmund Hungerford, sir Walter Wingfield, sir Iohn Butler, sir Reginald Cobham, sir Iohn Passheleu, sir Thomas Tunstall, sir Iohn Chedocke, sir Rafe Langstre, sir William Drurie, sir William ap Thomas, sir Richard Carnonell, sir Richard Wooduile, sir Iohn Shirdlow, sir Nicholas Blunket, sir William Cheinie iustice, sir William Babington, sir Rafe Butler, sir Robert Beauchampe, sir Edmund Trafford, sir Iohn Iune chéefe baron, and diuerse others.”
• c. 1435 · The English captured saint Denis and demolished its walls and fortifications.(Henry VI 23 · 📍 saint Denis)
  • With: Robert Willoughby Thomas Scales Jean de Villiers, Lord of L'Isle-Adam
  • “In the meane time was the towne of saint Denis rendered to the Englishmen, the which raced the walles and fortifications, sauing the walles of the abbeie, and of the tower called Venin.”
• c. 1451 · Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York reported that royal agents had orders to arrest him and imprison his supporters.(Henry VI 45 · 📍 Beaumaris)
  • With: Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Thomas Stanley Pulford Elton Brooke Richard (groom of the king's chamber)
  • “certeine persons haue lien in wait for to hearken vpon me, as sir Iohn Talbot knight at the castell of Holt; sir Thomas Standleie knight in Cheshire; Pulford at Chester; Elton at Worcester; Brooke at Glocester; and Richard, groome of your chamber at Beaumaris: which had in charge (as I am informed) to take me and put me into your castell of Conwaie”

Henry VI 9

• sworn: Henry VI “sir Iames Butler, sir Henrie Greie of Tankaruile, sir Iohn Talbot”

Henry VI 23

• allies with Robert Willoughby “the lord Talbot, the lord Willoughbie, the lord Scales, with the lord Lisle Adam, and fiue thousand men of warre, besieged the towne of saint Denis with a strong band.”
• allies with Thomas Scales “the lord Talbot, the lord Willoughbie, the lord Scales, with the lord Lisle Adam, and fiue thousand men of warre, besieged the towne of saint Denis with a strong band.”
• allies with Jean de Villiers, Lord of L'Isle-Adam “the lord Talbot, the lord Willoughbie, the lord Scales, with the lord Lisle Adam, and fiue thousand men of warre, besieged the towne of saint Denis with a strong band.”

Henry VI 45

• enemies with Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York “certeine persons haue lien in wait for to hearken vpon me, as sir Iohn Talbot knight at the castell of Holt; sir Thomas Standleie knight in Cheshire; Pulford at Chester; Elton at Worcester; Brooke at Glocester; and Richard, groome of your chamber at Beaumaris: which had in charge (as I am informed) to take me and put me into your castell of Conwaie”

Edward IV 3

• enemies with Henry VI “Thomas Talbot sonne and heire to sir Edward Talbot of Basshall, and Iohn Talbot his cosin of Colebrie, which deceiued him being at his dinner at Wadington Hall”
• cousins with Thomas Talbot “Iohn Talbot his cosin of Colebrie”

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