Walter Hungerford

Also known as: sir Walter Hungerford · Family: England · Role: lieutenant · First appears: Henry V 18

Life events

c. 1418 · Walter Hungerford became the king's lieutenant at Chierburgh after his predecessor died.(Henry V 18 · 📍 Chierburgh)
- With: Henry V
- “The lord Greie of Codnore was made the kings lieutenant there, and after his deceasse, sir Walter Hungerford.”
c. 1485 · Richard III ordered nobles and officers to muster forces and join his army.(Richard III 20)
- With: Richard III John Howard, Duke of Norfolk Henry Percy, fourth Earl of Northumberland Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey Robert Brackenbury Thomas Bourchier
- “Wherefore he sent to Iohn duke of Norffolke, Henrie earle of Northumberland, Thomas earle of Surrie, and to other of his especiall & trustie friends of the nobilitie, which he judged more to preferre and estéeme his wealth and honour, than their owne riches and priuate commoditie; willing them to muster and view all their seruants and tenants, and to elect and choose the most couragious and actiue persons of the whole number, and with them to repaire to his presence with all spéed and diligence. Also hée wrote to Robert Brakenberie lieutenant of the Tower, commanding him with his power to come to his armie, and to bring with him (as fellowes in armes) sir Thomas Bourchier, & sir Walter Hungerford, and diuers other knights and esquiers, in whom he cast no small suspicion.”
c. 1485 · Walter Hungerford and Thomas Bourchier abandoned Robert Brackenbury and submitted to Henry VII.(Richard III 20 · 📍 Stonie Stratford)
- With: Henry VII Thomas Bourchier Robert Brackenbury
- “there saluted him sir Walter Hungerford and sir Thomas Bourchier knights, and diuerse other which yéelded and submitted themselues to his pleasure. For they, being aduertised that king Richard had them in suspicion and gelousie, a little beyond Stonie Stratford left and forsooke priuilie their capteine Robert Brakenberie;”

Henry V 18

sworn: Henry V (Walter Hungerford succeeded as the king's lieutenant.) “The lord Greie of Codnore was made the kings lieutenant there, and after his deceasse, sir Walter Hungerford.”

Henry V 22

sworn: Henry V “The commissioners for the English part were the earles of Warwike and Salisburie, the lord Fitz Hugh, sir Walter Hungerford, sir Gilbert Umfreuile, sir Iohn Robsert, and Iohn de Vasques de Almada. And for the French part were appointed, sir Guie de Butteler, and six others. These commissioners met euery daie, arguing and reasoning about a conclusion, but nothing was doone the space of eight daies nor so much as one article concluded: wherfore the Englishmen tooke downe the tents, & the Frenchmen tooke their leaue: but at their departing they remembering themselues, required the English lords (for the loue of God) that the truce might indure till the sunne rising the next daie, to the which the lords assented. When the French commissioners were returned into the citie without any conclusion of agréement, the poore people ran about the stréets, crieng, and calling the capteins and gouernors murtherers and manquellers, saieng that for their pride and stiffe stomachs all this miserie was happened, threatning to flea them if they would not agrée vnto the king of Englands demand. The magistrats herewith amazed, called all the townesmen togither to know their minds and opinions. The whole voice of the commons was, to yéeld rather than to sterue. Then the Frenchmen in the euening came to the tent of sir Iohn Robsert, requiring him of gentlenes to mooue the king, that the truce might be prolonged for foure daies. The king therevnto agréed, and appointed the archbishop of Canturburie, and the other seuen before named for his part, and the citizens appointed a like number for them.”

Richard III 20

allies with Robert Brackenbury “commanding him with his power to come to his armie, and to bring with him (as fellowes in armes) sir Thomas Bourchier, & sir Walter Hungerford”
allies with Thomas Bourchier “commanding him with his power to come to his armie, and to bring with him (as fellowes in armes) sir Thomas Bourchier, & sir Walter Hungerford”
sworn: Henry VII “there saluted him sir Walter Hungerford and sir Thomas Bourchier knights, and diuerse other which yéelded and submitted themselues to his pleasure.”
sworn: Richard III “commanding him with his power to come to his armie, and to bring with him (as fellowes in armes) sir Thomas Bourchier, & sir Walter Hungerford, and diuers other knights and esquiers”

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