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Thomas Darcy

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Thomas Darcy

Birth
Death
30 Jun 1537 (aged 69–70)
Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Burial
Aldgate, City of London, Greater London, England Add to Map
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English nobleman who, disliking the separation of England from papal jurisdiction, was implicated in the rebellion in 1536, in the north, against the ecclesiastical policy of Henry VIII. He was beheaded on Tower Hill on 30 June, 1537. His head was set up on London Bridge.

Knight of the Garter, of Temple Hurst, Yorkshire. Constable of Bamburgh Castle, Captain and Treasurer of Berwick, Warden of the East Marches, Warden of the Forests of Trent. Captain of the King's Guard under Edward IV, and Privy Councillor.
Son and heir to Sir William Darcy and Eupheme Langton. Grandson of Richard Darcy and Eleanor le Scrope.
Husband of Dowsabel Tempest, daughter and heiress of Sir Richard Tempest of Giggleswick and Mabel Strickland. They had three sons and one daughter; Sir George Lord Darcy, Richard, Sir Arthur and Mabel.
Thomas was summoned to Parliament as Thome Darcy de Darcy Chivaler, whereas he was titled Lord Darcy.
Secondly, the husband of Edith Sandys, married before 07 Dec 1499, the daughter of Sire William Sandys and Margaret de Cheyney, widow of Lord Ralph Neville who died in 1498. Edith was the grand daughter of King Henry VII's great aunt, Eleanor Shottebrook. They ahd one daughter, Elizabeth, who would marry Sir Marmaduke Constable. (info by Anne Shurtleff Stevens)
Lord Thomas Darcy of the North, one of the ancestors to the honourable Sir William Darcy and Edward Darcy. Burial Source Citation: Book 'The Catalogue of Most Memorable Tombs In the Churches of London', Major Payne Fisher, 1669, page 28
English nobleman who, disliking the separation of England from papal jurisdiction, was implicated in the rebellion in 1536, in the north, against the ecclesiastical policy of Henry VIII. He was beheaded on Tower Hill on 30 June, 1537. His head was set up on London Bridge.

Knight of the Garter, of Temple Hurst, Yorkshire. Constable of Bamburgh Castle, Captain and Treasurer of Berwick, Warden of the East Marches, Warden of the Forests of Trent. Captain of the King's Guard under Edward IV, and Privy Councillor.
Son and heir to Sir William Darcy and Eupheme Langton. Grandson of Richard Darcy and Eleanor le Scrope.
Husband of Dowsabel Tempest, daughter and heiress of Sir Richard Tempest of Giggleswick and Mabel Strickland. They had three sons and one daughter; Sir George Lord Darcy, Richard, Sir Arthur and Mabel.
Thomas was summoned to Parliament as Thome Darcy de Darcy Chivaler, whereas he was titled Lord Darcy.
Secondly, the husband of Edith Sandys, married before 07 Dec 1499, the daughter of Sire William Sandys and Margaret de Cheyney, widow of Lord Ralph Neville who died in 1498. Edith was the grand daughter of King Henry VII's great aunt, Eleanor Shottebrook. They ahd one daughter, Elizabeth, who would marry Sir Marmaduke Constable. (info by Anne Shurtleff Stevens)
Lord Thomas Darcy of the North, one of the ancestors to the honourable Sir William Darcy and Edward Darcy. Burial Source Citation: Book 'The Catalogue of Most Memorable Tombs In the Churches of London', Major Payne Fisher, 1669, page 28


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  • Created by: julia&keld
  • Added: Jan 25, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33235227/thomas-darcy: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Darcy (1467–30 Jun 1537), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33235227, citing St Botolph without Aldgate Churchyard, Aldgate, City of London, Greater London, England; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479).