Randolph Standish

Also known as: sir Randolfe Standish · Family: England · Role: commander · First appears: Henry VI 21

Life events

• c. 1434 · Randolph Standish was killed while engaging the French sortie.(Henry VI 21 · 📍 Gerberoie)
  • “The Frenchmen fought couragiouslie awhile, and suddenlie came out all the remnant, and slue sir Randolfe Standish and all his companie”

Henry VI 21

• enemies with Stephan de Vignolles “The earle perceiuing this, sent foorth sir Randolfe Standish to incounter them, hauing with him an hundred horsses. The Frenchmen fought couragiouslie awhile, and suddenlie came out all the remnant, and slue sir Randolfe Standish and all his companie, and boldlie set on the earle and his band, which manfullie resisted the Frenchmen, till at length the Hire caused thrée culuerings to be shot off amongst the Englishmen, wherof one strake the earle on the ancle, and so brake his leg, that for paine he fell from his horsse.”

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