Ralph Chalons

Also known as: Rafe Chalons · Family: England · Role: esquire · First appears: Henry VI 37

Life events

c. 1448 · Ralph Chalons killed Louis de Bueil during their martial trial.(Henry VI 37 · 📍 Maunt or Maunce)
- With: Louis de Bueil
- “that he ran the French knight through with the point of his fatall speare”
c. 1448 · Ralph Chalons held funeral rites for Louis de Bueil.(Henry VI 37)
- With: Louis de Bueil
- “for whome also he kept an obsequie as if he had béene his own naturall brother”
c. 1448 · Henry VI greatly commended Ralph Chalons for mourning his defeated enemy.(Henry VI 37)
- With: Henry VI
- “he was of the king greatlie commended”

enemies with Louis de Bueil “a knight of France called sir Lewes de Bueill challenged an esquier of England, named Rafe Chalons, to triall of certeine feats of warre.”
sworn: Henry VI “In this seuen and twentith yeare of king Henries reigne, as witnesse the English chronicles, a knight of France called sir Lewes de Bueill challenged an esquier of England, named Rafe Chalons, to triall of certeine feats of warre. Herevpon (as was thought conuenient) a day was appointed them to make proofe thereof; the place also was assigned of their méeting, to wit, at a towne in France called Maunt or Maunce, where the French king at the same time was personallie present. But fortune (saith mine author) was to Chalons so fauourable, and leaned so much to his side, that he ran the French knight through with the point of his fatall speare. Hunc illi finem lingua superba dedit. The English esquier séeing the infortunate euent of this triall to fall to the shame of the challenger, was so far from reioising at his ouerthrow, that he was touched with christian compassion, and moorned for his enimie, for whome also he kept an obsequie as if he had béene his own naturall brother, and descended of the same parents. For which merciful motions of mind inwardlie working, and outwardlie appearing, he was of the king greatlie commended.”

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