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Rotherham, Thomas (1423 - 1500)

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Birth Date: 1423-08-24
Death Date: 1500-05-29

Notes

Took sancturary in St Martin's-le-Grand during the temporary restoration of Henry VI 29 Sept. 1470--11 April 1471. Imprisoned in the Tower 13 June 1483; released later in the year

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Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Keeper of the Privy Seal, England 1467 -6 -24 Tenure of office suspended during the temporary restoration of Henry VI 29 Sept. 1470--11 April 1471
Bishop, Rochester Diocese 1468 -4 -3 (date consecrated) 1471/2 -01 -8 date translated to the bishopric of Lincoln
Chancellor, Cambridgeshire 1469
Bishop, Lincoln Diocese 1471/2 -1 -8 (date translated) 1480 -07 -7 date translated to the archbishopric of York
Chancellor, Cambridgeshire 1473 1492
Chancellor of England, England 1474 -5 -27 1483 -05 -10 John Alcock was acting Chancellor from late April to 28 Sept. 1475, while Rotherham was with Edward IV on his French campaign
Archbishop, Province of York 1480 -7 -7 (date translated)
Chancellor of England, England 1485 -9 -18 1485 -10 -7

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Cawood Castle, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Acquired: 1480
    Divested: 1500-05

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Launceston, Cornwall Lord Chancellor's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chancellor's Minstrels Rotherham, Thomas (1423 - 1500) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

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