Robert Vere

Also known as: sir Robert Véer / sir Robert Véere · 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 John Talbot Ralph Grey of Werke 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.”
• 1450 · Robert Vere and Matthew Gough escaped the defeat at Formignie.(Henry VI 38 · 📍 Baieux and Caen)
  • With: Matthew Gough
  • “Sir Robert Véer, and sir Matthew Gough that valiant Welshman, and manie other escaped so well as they might, some to Baieux, some to Caen, and other to other places as best they could.”

Henry VI 9

• sworn: Henry VI “sir Rafe Greie of Warke, sir Robert Véere, sir Richard Greie, sir Edmund Hungerford”

Henry VI 38

• enemies with Arthur de Bretagne, Earl of Richmond “But yet in the end, by the comming of the constable of France, Arthur de Britaine earle of Richmond, who brought two hundred or twelue score men of armes, and an eight hundred archers or demilances, the Englishmen were discomfited, put to flight, and slaine to the number of thrée thousand, seauen hundred, thrée score and thirtéene as Enguerant noteth, beside prisoners, of whome there were diuerse personages of accompt, as the said sir Thomas Kiriell himselfe, sir Henrie Norberie, sir Thomas Drew, sir Thomas Kirklie, Christopher Auberton, Arpell, Helice, Alengour, Iennequin, Vacquier, Gobart, Caleuille, and sundrie other. Sir Robert Véer, and sir Matthew Gough that valiant Welshman, and manie other escaped so well as they might, some to Baieux, some to Caen, and other to other places as best they could.”

Henry VI 39

• enemies with Charles VII “After this ouerthrow obteined, the French king assembled an armie roiall, and comming before Caen, besieged it on all sides: and after making his approches, fiercelie assaulted the walles. But the duke of Summerset, and the other capteins within the towne, manfullie withstood their enimies, shewing both force and great policie in defending and beating backe the assailants. The French king, perceiuing he could not preuaile that waie, sent for all his great ordinance to Paris, which being brought, he dailie shot at the wals, and did some hurt: but to the castell which stood on a rocke, and in it a dungeon vnable to be beaten downe, he did no harme at all. Though the duke of Summerset was the kings lieutenant, yet sir Dauid Hall, as capteine of this towne for his maister the duke of Yorke owner therof, tooke vpon him the chéefe charge. Sir Robert Véer was capteine of the castell, and sir Henrie Radford capteine of the dungeon.”

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