Radcliffe, Thomas (1526 - 1583)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 37
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1526 (born between 1525 and 1527)
Death Date: 1583-06-09

Siblings

Male

Radcliffe, Henry (1533 - 1593) (patron)
Radcliffe, Robert ( - 1556/7)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Wriothesley, Elizabeth ( - 1554/5)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1545-11-1
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced one daughter who died in infancy
  2. Sidney, Frances (1531 - 1588/9)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1555-4-24
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

8th Earl of Sussex

Titles

  • Lord FitzWalter
    Assumed 1542-11-27
    Vacated 1556/7-02-17
  • 8th Earl of Sussex
    Assumed 1556/7-02-17
    Vacated 1583-06-09
  • 9th Baron FitzWalter
    Assumed 1556/7-02-17
    Vacated 1583-06-09
  • 3rd Viscount FitzWalter
    Assumed 1556/7-02-17
    Vacated 1583-06-09

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Steward, Essex n.d. -06-9
Capt & Warden, Hampshire 1549-11-24 1551-04
MP, Norfolk 1553 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1553/4 n.d.
JP, Essex 1553/4 n.d.
Deputy, Ireland 1556-4-27 1560
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1557-7-3 1583-06-9
Lord Lieut, Ireland 1560-5-6 1565-10-13
JP, Essex 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1564 n.d.
JP, Essex 1564-1 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1564 n.d.
President, Council of the North, England 1568-7 1572-10
Lord Lieut of the North, England 1569-11-15 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1570-12-30 n.d.
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1572-7-13 1583-06-9
Steward, Essex 1572-7 n.d.
Chief Commissioner of Array, Suffolk 1579 n.d.
Chief Commissioner of Array, Kent 1579 n.d.
Chief Commissioner of Array, Bedfordshire 1579 n.d.
Chief Commissioner of Array, Essex 1579 n.d. Held jointly
Chief Commissioner of Array, Middlesex 1579 n.d.
Chief Commissioner of Array, Cambridgeshire 1579 n.d.
Chief Commissioner of Array, Hertfordshire 1579 n.d. Held jointly
Chief Commissioner of Array, Norfolk 1579 n.d.
Chief Commissioner of Array, Huntingdonshire 1579 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • New Hall, Essex
    Granted
    Acquired: 1574-05-28
  • Woodham Walther, Essex
  • Bermondsey House, Surrey

Lands

  • Essex: Beaulieu Honour
    Acquired: 1534-12-31
    Granted. Honour comprised Boreham, Oldhall & Walkfare Manors & their dependencies.
  • Ireland

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1568-1569 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1569-1570 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1570-1570 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1570-1571 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1570-1571 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1570-1571 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1570-1570 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1572-1573 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1572-1573 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1573-1573 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1573-1573 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1574-1575 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1574-1575 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1574-1575 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1575-1576 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1575-1576 Guildhall, Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1576-1576 Guildhall, Abingdon , Berkshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1582-1583 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1573-1573 Guildhall, Oxford , Oxfordshire Lord Chamberlain's Player/s
Performance 1573-1574 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1573-1574 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1574-1574 Town Hall, Fordwich , Kent Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1574-1574 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1574-1574 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1574-1575 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1576-1576 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1576-1576 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1576-1577 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1578-1579 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1578-1578 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1578-1578 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chamberlain's Players
Performance 1581-1582 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chamberlain's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Sussex's Players Radcliffe, Thomas (1526 - 1583) Players 22
Lord Chamberlain's Player/s Radcliffe, Thomas (1526 - 1583) Players 1
Lord Chamberlain's Players Radcliffe, Thomas (1526 - 1583) Players 15

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)