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Suffix Title (Birth-Death) Death Place Relationship General
Duncan Earl of Lennox ca1345-1425 Executed at Stirling castle 17G Grandfather 8th earl. Supported Murdoch, duke of Albany, in high treason.
Edmund of Woodstock Earl of Kent 1301-1330 Beheaded at Winchester 20G Grandfather Of Woodstock, Oxon. 6th son. 1st earl: 1321
Richard of Conisbrough Earl of Cambridge ca1375-1415 Executed at Southampton 16G Grandfather 1st earl: 1414. 2nd s. Tried to depose Henry V and become king himself.
Thomas of Lancaster Earl of Lancaster ca1278-1322 Beheaded outside Pontefract 21G Uncle 2nd earl. dsp. Steward of England.
Waltheof Earl of Huntingdon -1076 Beheaded at St Giles' Hill, Winchester 26G Grandfather 1st earl: 1065. dspm. Raided York with Danes: 1069.
William Count of Eu -ca1095 Barbarously punished leading to death - or executed 27G Grandfather 3rd count. Domesday tenant-in-chief in nine counties.
Thomas Arundell Sir ca1502-1552 Beheaded 2C14R 2nd s. Sheriff of Dorset: ca 1530 and 1531.
Bartholomew de Badlesmere Lord Badlesmere ca1275-1322 Hanged at Canterbury, Kent 19G Grandfather 1st baron: 1309. Rebelled with earl of Lancaster but captured & hung.
Giles Basset -1640 Executed at Gloucester 4C12R 4th s. 1624: unm.
Edmund Beaufort "Duke of Somerset" ca1439-1471 Beheaded after battle of Tewkesbury 1C17R 2nd s. Not duke as brother attainted. d.unm. Lancastrian army commander.
Henry Beaufort Duke of Somerset ca1436-1464 Beheaded after battle of Hexham 1C17R d.unm. 5th duke. Lancastrian army commander.
Alice Beckonshaw Dame ca1613-1685 Executed at Winchester 10G Aunt 1st dau and co-heir. Of Moyles Court, Ellingham, Hants.
Anne Boleyn Marchioness of Pembroke 1507-1536 Executed at The Tower Half 1C14R 2nd wife.
George Boleyn Lord Rochford -1536 Executed at The Tower Half 1C14R Probably dsp (CP). Lord Warden of Cinque Ports.
William Bonville Lord Bonville 1393-1461 Beheaded after battle of St Albans 5C18R 1st baron. A Yorkist. Sheriff of Devon. KG 182: c. 1460.
William de Braose Lord of Abergavenny <1197-1230 Hanged at Crokeen, Wales by Llewellyn ap Iowerth. 22G Grandfather XIV baron. Of Abergavenny, Hay, Becknock & Radnor, Wales.
David Brechin Sir -ca1320 Executed, probably at Scone 21G Grandfather Lord of Brechin. Much in the sevice of Edward II.
George Brooke 1568-1603 Executed at Winchester 2C13R Conspirator. Prebendary of York.
George Browne Sir -1483 Executed in London 15G Grandfather 1st s. Of Beechworth castle. Sheriff of Kent: 1481. Aided H. VII.
Thomas Browne Sir 1414-1460 Executed after War of Roses battle 16G Grandfather Of Betchworth Castle. Sheriff of Kent.
Alexander Bruce -1307 Executed at Carlisle by Edward's order 21G Uncle
Nigel Bruce -1306 Executed at Berwick by Edward's order 21G Uncle
Thomas Bruce -1307 Executed at Carlisle by Edward's order 21G Uncle
Simon Burley Sir KG -1388 Beheaded on Tower Hill, London 18G Uncle Constable of Dover castle. KG 69: c. 1381.
James Butler Earl of Ormond <1422-1461 Beheaded at Cockermouth aft battle of Towton 1C17R 5th earl. dsp. Chief Governor of Ireland. High Treasurer (E). KG 177: 1459
Francis Bygod Sir 1508-1537 Hanged at Tyburn, London 2C15R 1st s. Rebel. Of Settrington and Mulgrave Castle, Yorks.
Alexander Carew Sir 1609-1644 Executed on Tower Hill 6C10R Governor of St Nicholas, Plymouth for Parliamentarians; executed for treason.
John Carew -1660 Executed at Newgate, London 6C10R Parliamentarian & Regicide. Judge. MP.
Nicholas Carew Sir KG ca1495-1539 Beheaded on Tower Hill 12G Grandfather Of Beddington, Surrey. KG 298: 1536; S 21.
Robert Constable Sir ca1478-1537 Hanged at Hull 15G Uncle Eldest son. A leader of Pilgrimage of Grace. Knight banneret at battle of Blackheath.
Miles Corbet -1662 Executed 2C12R Regicide.
Henry Courtenay Earl of Devon ca1498-1539 Beheaded on Tower Hill 2C14R 10th Courtenay earl. At Field of Cloth of Gold. KG 278: 1521
Thomas Courtenay Earl of Devon 1432-1461 Beheaded at York after battle of Towton 1C17R 6th earl. Lancaster adherent. d.unm.
Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex ca1485-1540 Beheaded at Tower Hill 14G Uncle Cloth dresser. Lord Privy Seal. Earl: 1540. KG 300: 1537.
William Crowmer -1450 Beheaded at the Mile End, London 15G Grandfather Sheriff of Kent
Charles Danvers ca1568-1601 Executed on Tower Hill 2C12R Soldier and actor in Essex's rebellion of 1601
Thomas Darcy Sir Lord Darcy - Temple Hurst ca1467-1537 Beheaded at Tower of London 4C14R KG 265: 1509. Warden of Scots Marches. 1st Baron. Of Temple Hurst, Yorks.
Hugh Despenser Lord Despenser ca1290-1326 Hanged & quartered at Hereford 19G Grandfather 2nd baron. Of Loughbroough & Arnesby, Leics. Supported Ed II and thus hanged.
Hugh Le Despenser Earl of Winchester 1261-1326 Hanged after treason trial at Bristol 20G Grandfather Earl: 1322. Edward II's supporter. A fighting knight.
Thomas Le Despenser Earl of Gloucester 1373-1400 Executed at Bristol 17G Grandfather 5th baron. Earl: 1397. dvm. KG 80: bef 1399.
Robert Devereux Earl of Essex 1566-1601 Executed on Tower Hill, London 4C12R 2nd earl. Courtier and poor politician. LdLt of Ireland. KG 369: 1588.
William Douglas Earl of Douglas ca1424-1440 Beheaded in Edinburgh Castle 2C16R 6th earl. Defied government and beheaded for treason. dsp.
Edmund Dudley ca1462-1510 Beheaded on Tower Hill 2C16R Councillor to H. VII.
Guilford Dudley -1554 Beheaded on Tower Hill 2C14R 4th s. Attempted to become king.
John Dudley Duke of Northumberland 1502-1553 Executed on Tower Hill, London 4C13R 1st s. 1st duke. Military commander. KG 310: 1543.
Richard Empson Sir -1510 Executed at Tower Hill, London 14G Grandfather Lawyer, MP, Speaker of Parl. Tax-collector for H. VII.
James Fiennes Lord Saye & Sele ca1395-1450 Beheaded at the Standard in Cheapside, London 16G Grandfather 1st baron.
Edmund FitzAlan Sir Earl of Arundel 1285-1326 Beheaded without trial at Hereford 20G Grandfather 1st s. 2nd earl. Adherent of Ed II for which beheaded.
Richard (III) FitzAlan Earl of Arundel <1347-1397 Beheaded at Cheapside 18G Grandfather 4th earl. Won brilliant naval victory off Margate. KG 74: c.1387
Thomas FitzGerald Earl of Kildare 1513-1537 Hanged at Tyburn 2C13R 10th earl. dsp. Rebelled and murdered archbishop of Dublin.
William FitzWilliam -1322 Hanged at Pontefract 20G Uncle d. unm. Hanged for supporting earl of Lancaster's rebellion.
Malcolm Fleming Sir -1440 Beheaded at Edinburgh castle 17G Grandfather 1st s. Of Biggar and Cumbernauld. Hostage for James I.
Adrian Fortescue Sir ca1476-1539 beheaded at Tower Hill, London 1C16R 2nd s. Soldier.
Piers Gaveston Earl of Cornwall ca1284-1312 Beheaded without trial at Blacklow Hill, nr Warwick. 21G Grandfather dspm. 1st earl: 1307. Chief governor of Ireland.
John Giffard Lord Giffard ca1287-ca1322 Executed at Gloucester Half 21G Uncle dsp. 2nd baron. Keeper of many Clare castles.
John (II) Giffard -1322 Executed in Gloucester after battle of Boroughbridge 21G Uncle 2nd baron. dsp. His lands were confiscated and none given to his sisters.
John Graham Sir Earl of Mentieth -1347 Executed in London 20G Grandfather Earl suo jure uxoris. Defeated at Nevill's Cross.
Ralph Gray Sir ca1427-1464 Beheaded at Doncaster 2C15R
Thomas Gray Sir -1415 Executed at North Gate of Southampton 18G Uncle Of Werke and Heton.
Henry Grey Marquis of Dorset 1517-1554 Beheaded on Tower Hill 3C13R 3rd marqess. dspm. Proclaimed dau. Jane as queen. KG 318: 1547.
Jane Grey Lady Queen of England 1537-1554 Beheaded on Tower Hill 4C12R Queen: 6 July 1553, for a week.
Leonard Grey Viscount Grane -1541 Executed on Tower Hill 2C14R 6th s. 1st vscnt. Dep. Chief Governor of Ireland.
Thomas Grey Lord Richemont Grey -1461 Executed 2C16R 1st & only baron: 1450. "A man of no special distinction"-CP. dsp?
William Hastings Sir Lord Hastings ca1420-1483 Beheaded at Tower of London Half 5C19R 1st baron. Master of the Mint. KG 188: 1461/2; N 9.
John de Holand Duke of Exeter >1350-ca1400 Pleshey Castle, Essex 19G Uncle Of Thorp Waterville, Northants. 2nd son. KG 68: c.1381. 1st duke: 1397
Robert de Holand Sir Lord Holand ca1270-1328 Beheaded nr Henley Park, Windsor (?) 19G Grandfather 1st baron: 29 Jul 1314. Of Upholland, Lancs & Yoxall, Staffs. Fought against King & beheaded.
Thomas de Holand Earl of Kent ca1371-1400 Beheaded at Cirencester by people there. 18G Uncle dsp. 3rd Earl. D of Surrey. Marshal of England. KG 88: c. 1399.
Henry Howard Earl of Surrey ca1517-1547 Executed at The Tower Half 1C14R dvp. 1st s. Earl Marshal at Anne Boleyn's trial. KG 307: 1541.
Katherine Howard >1510-1542 Executed at the Tower 1C14R 5th wife. Co-heir (to a mountain of debts).
Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk 1538-1572 Beheaded at the Tower of London Half 2C13R 4th duke. KG 340: 1559.
Robert Hungerford Lord Hungerford <1429-1464 Beheaded at Newcastle after battle of of Hexham 17G Uncle 3rd baron. A Lancastrian and beheaded for it.
Thomas Hungerford -1469 Killed as a Lancastrian traitor 1C17R Not a baron due attainder on his father.
Walter Hungerford Sir Lord Hungerford of H-bury ca1502-1540 Tower Hill 3C15R 1st baron. Executed for "unnatural" crimes.
John Hussey Sir Lord Hussey ca1466-1537 Beheaded at Lincoln 6C15R 1st and only baron. In many campaigns. Comptroller of Household for H.VII.
Thomas St Leger Sir -ca1483 Executed at Exeter 15G Grandfather
Warin de Lisle -1322 Executed at Pontefract 22G Grandfather Rebel against king, fought for Hump de Bohun, etc.
Ralph de Lumley Lord Lumley <1361-1400 Beheaded at Cirencester 17G Grandfather 1st & only baron: 1384. Conspired to kill Henry IV; attainted of treason.
Thomas Maduit ca1287->1321 Hanged at or after batt6le of Boroughbridge 20G Grandfather Of Warminster, Wilts. On campaigns in Scotland over 7 yrs. A rebel with earl of Lancaster.
John Montacute Earl of Salisbury ca1350-1400 Beheaded by the people at Cirencester 18G Grandfather 3rd earl. KG 89: bet Apr 1397 and Apr 1399; S 7.
Roger de Mortimer Earl of March ca1287-1330 Hanged at Elms, Tyburn 19G Grandfather 1st s. Earl: 1328. Queen's lover, virtual ruler of England.
John Mowbray Lord Mowbray 1286-1322 Hanged at York after battle at Boroughbridge 20G Grandfather 2nd baron. Joined the Goods Peers rebellion with earl of Lancaster.
Thomas Mowbray Earl of Norfolk 1385-1405 Executed 17G Uncle 4th earl. dsp.
Edward Neville Sir 1471-1538 Beheaded in The Tower of London 13G Grandfather Of Addington Park, Essex. 3rd son.
Richard Neville Earl of Salisbury ca1400-1460 Executed at Wakefield (or Pontefract) 16G Grandfather Earl de jure uxoris. Yorkist commander. KG 152: 14 Apr 1438; S 11.
Jane Parker -1542 Executed at the Tower 1C13R Accomplice to Catherine Howard in the latter's infidelities.
Thomas Percy Sir -1537 Executed at Tyburn 2C15R 2nd s.
Thomas Percy Earl of Northumberland 1528-1572 Beheaded at York 3C14R 1st s. & 1st earl. Joined rebellion to reinstate the old faith: 1569. KG 346: 1563.
Edward Plantagenet Earl of Warwick 1475-1499 Executed in The Tower of London 14G Uncle dsp. Earl of both Warwick &, prob., Salisbury.
Edward V Plantagenet -1483 Murdered in Tower... 1C15R KG 214: 1475; N 1.
George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence 1449-1478 Executed by drowning in the Tower of London 14G Grandfather Duke: 1461 (at 12 yrs...). Govnr of Ireland. KG 185: 1461; N 3.
Margaret Plantagenet Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541 Executed in the Tower of London 13G Grandmother Heir. Countess: 1513. Given Salisbury possessions of Kingmaker.
Edmund de la Pole Duke of Suffolk ca1472-1513 Beheaded on Tower Hill 1C15R 3rd duke. dspm. Outlawed in 1502. KG 250: 1499.
Henry Poole Lord Montagu 1488-1538 Executed in the Tower of London 12G Grandfather 1st s. Baron: 1533. Kt by H VII on 25 Sep 1513 at Tournai, with 48 others.
Henry Poole ca1530-ca1542 In The Tower Of London, Unrecorded 12G Uncle 1st s.
John Radcliffe Lord FitzWalter 1452-ca1496 Beheaded at Calais 2C16R 9th baron. Chief justice of king's forests s. of Trent.
Henry Rich Earl of Holland <1590-1649 Beheaded in Palace yard, Westminster 5C11R 2nd s. 1st earl: 1624. Ambassador to Paris. Royalist. KG 421: 1625; N 13.
Thomas Ros Lord Ros 1427-1474 Beheaded at Newcastle after battle of Hedgeley Moor 16G Grandfather 9th baron. Ardent Lancastrian.
George Roydon -1541 Hanged at St Thomas' Waterings 13G Uncle Eldest sonne. Of Fortune als Royden Hall
Henry Scrope Sir Lord Scrope of Masham ca1376-1415 Executed at Southampton 18G Uncle 1st s. 3rd baron. Lord treasurer: 1410-11. dsp. KG 118: 1410.
Richard Scrope Rt Rev ca1350-1405 Executed at York 19G Uncle Archbishop of York 1400-1405
William Scrope Earl of Wiltshire ca1351-1399 Beheaded at Bristol 19G Uncle 1st son. dsp and dvp. Lord Treasurer of England. KG 85: 1395. Earl: 1398.
Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset ca1506-1552 Beheaded on Tower Hill, London 3C13R 1st duke. Lord Protector in Edward VI's minority. KG 306: 1541.
Edward Stafford Duke of Buckingham 1477-1521 Exectured at the Tower 1C15R 3rd duke. Tried by Wolsey, attainted and beheaded - for supposed treason.
Henry Stafford Duke of Buckingham 1455-1483 Executed at Salisbury 2C15R 2nd duke. only son. Plotted to put Henry Tudor on throne & beheaded & attainted.
Humphrey Stafford Sir Earl of Devon 1439-1469 Beheaded at Bridgewater, Somerset Half 15G Uncle 1st earl: 1469. dsps.
Humphrey Stafford Sir <1430-1486 Executed at Tyburn, London 16G Uncle Of Grafton.
William Stanley Sir KG -1495 Beheaded on Tower Hill, London Half 1C17R Yr bro. of Thos 1st earl of Derby. KG 232: 1487. Of Holt, Wales.
Murdoch Stewart Duke of Albany ca1362-1425 Executed at Stirling castle 18G Uncle 2nd duke. dsps. Regent but then "deposed" by James I and executed.
Charles Stourton Lord Stourton ca1524-1557 Hanged at Salisbury for murder Half 2C12R 8th baron. Lord Lieut of Wilts. Murdered William Hartgill.
John of Strathbogie Earl of Atholl -1306 Executed in London 2C21R 1st s. 9th earl. Edw. I's vassal but fought for Scots at Dunbar: 1296 & captured.
Mary Stuart Queen of Scots 1542-1587 Executed at Fotheringay castle Half 1C14R Queen: 1542-1567 (abdicated). In 1559: Q. of France.
William Talboys Lord Kyme ca1416-1464 Bheaded after battle of Hexham Half 17G Uncle Of Kyme. Attainted after battle of Hexham. De jure 7th baron.
John Tiptoft Earl of Worcester 1427-1470 Executed at The Tower 17G Uncle 1st earl: 1449. Constable of England. KG 187: 1462; S 7
James Tuchet Lord Audley -1497 Beheaded on Tower Hill, London 1C17R 7th baron. Part of the Cornish rebellion.
Henry Tyeys Lord Tyeys 1285-1322 Executed at the Tower 23G Uncle dsp. 2nd baron. Rebelled with Lancastrians vs king.
James Tyrrell Sir -1502 Executed at Tower Hill 1C16R The supposed murderer of the princes in the Tower. Of Gip[ping, Suffolk.
Aubrey de Vere -1462 Beheaded at Tower Hill, London 2C16R 1st s. dsp. Commissioner of Array & JP in Suffolk.
John de Vere Earl of Oxford 1408-1462 Beheaded at Tower Hill 1C17R 12th earl. Said to have conspired against king.
Thomas Waterhouse -1602 Hanged at Smithfield, London 1C10R Lawyer's clerk. His crime was to make libels, nature unknown.
Richard Welles Lord Willoughby ca1430-1470 Beheaded at Queen's Cross, Stamford, Lincs 16G Uncle Fought and rebelled and ended beheaded.
Robert Welles Sir Lord Welles -1470 Beheaded at Doncaster 1C16R 8th baron. Supported Warwick & Clarence - & lost.
Philip Wentworth Sir -1464 Beheaded at Middleham, Yorks. 15G Uncle 1st s. dvm. Of Nettlestead, Suffolk. MP. Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk.
Henry de Wilington Sir -1323 Hanged at Bristol 22G Grandfather A Lancastrian. Of Umberleigh, Devon & Poulton, Glos.
Thomas Wyatt Sir ca1521-1554 Executed at The Tower 12G Grandfather Conspirator and rebel. Of Allington Castle.
Anthony Wydevill Earl Rivers ca1440-1483 Beheaded at Pontefract, Northants.by Rich III 16G Grandfather 2nd earl. dspl. KG 199: 27 Apr 1466, N 17.
John Wydevill -1469 Beheaded at Northampton. 15G Uncle 4th husband
Richard Wydevill Earl Rivers -1469 Beheaded at Northampton by Warwick, without trial. 15G Grandfather 1st earl. Constable then Treasurer of England. KG 169: 4 Aug 1450, N 19.


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