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The story of the de la Pole family – from ‘rags to rags’ over 6 generations between 1290 and 1525, is evidence that there were ways to escape the rigidity of medieval society. Their history is also evidence of the dangerous times in which they lived, and the curse of the blood of York.
Oct 12, 2024 · He served in all the French campaigns of King Henry V from 1417 to 1422 and became one of the most-trusted generals of Henry VI. In 1428 Suffolk was made commander in chief of the English army in France, but, on June 12, 1429, he was defeated and taken prisoner by Joan of Arc at Jargeau.
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William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk KG (16 October 1396 – 2 May 1450), nicknamed Jackanapes, was an English magnate, statesman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He became a favourite of Henry VI of England , and consequently a leading figure in the English government where he became associated with many of the royal ...
Imprisonment and execution. While sailing to Spain to secure his wife Joanna 's inheritance of the Crown of Castile, Philip I of Castile was blown off course to England, and reluctantly and unexpectedly became a guest of Henry VII.
One of de la Pole’s most significant contributions was his role in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, a decisive English victory against the French. His valour and leadership on the battlefield earned him widespread acclaim and favour with King Henry V.
He accompanied King Henry V on his 1415 campaign in France on which he contracted dysentery and died during the siege of Harfleur in September 1415, his eldest son, Michael de la Pole, briefly the third Earl, perished shortly after at the Battle of Agincourt.
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But he was overtaken at sea by a vessel belonging to the Duke of Exeter, Constable of the Tower, was by his order beheaded, and his body was laid on the sands at Dover (May, 1450). It was removed thence by the king's direction and given up to the duchess, who buried it at Wingfield, in Suffolk.
