Alsop, Thomas (b. )

Given Name: Thomas

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Given Name: Anne

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Given Name: William

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Given Name: Elizabeth

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Given Name: Thomas

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Given Name: Jane

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Abbreviation: Wedgwood
Title: History of Parliament

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Abbreviation: Paget
Title: Gerald Paget, The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince o
f Wales (Edinburgh and London: Charles Skilton, Ltd., 1977)
f Wales
f Wales. Edinburgh and London: Charles Skilton, Ltd., 1977.

Given Name: Robert

Death: BEF 6 NOV 1497

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Given Name: Elizabeth

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Note: Sir Thomas Dymoke is best remembered today for the last few days of his life. Edward IV was trying to reestablish himself on the throne after being, briefly, overthrown the previous year, 1470. Among the forces arrayed against him were those under Sir Robert de Welles, who had allowed a local squabble with Sir Thomas de Burgh, Edward IV's Master of the Horse, to become involved with national politics.

To ensure peace in Lincolnshire, Edward IV summoned Sir Thomas and his brother in law, Lord Welles, Sir Robert's father, to Westminster. Fearing for their lives, they sought sanctuary in Westminster Abbey. The King granted them pardons, but when he had them in his grasp, he required Lord Welles to write his son, telling him that he would be executed if Sir Robert did not lay down his arms.

By this time, the King had left London, headed for Lincolnshire. Sir Robert sought to rescue his father by a sudden attack, but the King, instead, attacked Sir Robert. Before doing so, however, he had both Lord Welles and Sir Thomas brought before his army where they were then beheaded.

The Battle, which took place at Empingham, is usually remembered as the Battle of Losecoat Field, because Sir Robert's soldiers were panicked by the King's cannon and fled, throwing off their coats as they ran. Sir Robert himself was captured and quickly executed.

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: ED Mann

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Abbreviation: RD500
Title: RD500

Given Name: Thomas

Death: 12 MAR 1471 Empingham, Lincolnshire, when beheaded

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Abbreviation: ED Mann

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Abbreviation: RD500
Title: RD500

Given Name: Margaret

Death: 13 JUL 1480

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Note: John de Welles, the 5th baron Welles, was a distinguished soldier in the French and Scottish wars of his day.

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Abbreviation: ED Mann

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Abbreviation: RD500
Title: RD500

Given Name: John

Death: 26 AUG 1421

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Abbreviation: ED Mann

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: RD500
Title: RD500

Given Name: Margaret

Death: 1317 England

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Given Name: Elizabeth

Death: 24 FEB 1849

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Given Name: John

Death: 17 MAY 1841

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Given Name: Mary

Death: 17 OCT 1842

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Given Name: Juliana

Death: 27 JUL 1854

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Given Name: Dorothea

Death: 23 NOV 1793

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Given Name: Henry

Death: 17 AUG 1832

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Given Name: Jane

Death: 1 MAY 1795

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Given Name: Joseph

Death: 17 AUG 1832

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