Richard Beauchamp

Also known as: Richard Beauchampe · Family: House of Lancaster · Role: bishop · First appears: Henry VI 55

Life events

c. 1459 · Henry VI sent Richard Beauchamp to offer the opposing lords a general pardon for ending their enterprise.(Henry VI 55 · 📍 Worcester)
- With: Henry VI
- “And at length it was determined, that the K. should first send vnto the aduersaries, a messenger of good account, as the bishop of Salisburie Richard Beauchampe, to offer vnto them a cléere and frée generall pardon of all trespasses, offenses, and transgressions whatsoeuer; if they would giue ouer their enterprise, and become true and obedient subiects.”
c. 1471 · Edward IV ordered Richard Beauchamp to defend Gloucester and its castle against the approaching enemy.(Edward IV 20 · 📍 Glocester)
- With: Edward IV
- “The king sent therefore with all spéed vnto him, commanding him to doo his best to defend the towne and castell against his enimies, if they came to assaile the same, as it was supposed they intended”
c. 1471 · Richard Beauchamp secured Gloucester, preventing the enemy's attempted entry.(Edward IV 20 · 📍 Glocester)
- “the towne and castell, by the vigilant regard of the said Richard Beauchampe, was put in safe keeping.”

sworn: Henry VI “And at length it was determined, that the K. should first send vnto the aduersaries, a messenger of good account, as the bishop of Salisburie Richard Beauchampe, to offer vnto them a cléere and frée generall pardon of all trespasses, offenses, and transgressions whatsoeuer; if they would giue ouer their enterprise, and become true and obedient subiects.”

sworn: Edward IV “to Richard Beauchampe, sonne and heire to the lord Beauchampe of Powike, to whome he had (before this present) committed the rule and custodie of the towne and castell of Glocester.”

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