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William Felton (died 1367)

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375: 189:, in which Felton was named one of the commissioners to receive and take formal possession of the territories ceded to the English. At this time he became seneschal of Poitou. Many documents addressed to him in this capacity which relate to the protracted negotiations of this period are to be found in Rymer's ‘Fœdera.’ In 1364 and 1365 he was engaged in numerous military actions in Guyenne. 243:, the Suffolk antiquary, Felton was married, but his wife's name is unknown. He had no surviving children because his estates passed to his half-brother Sir John Felton (c.1339-1396) and his nephews Sir Thomas Swinburne (c.1357-1412) and William Hilton (the future 182:, and thence sent a message to De Montfort exonerating Felton from any connivance at his departure, with a challenge appended to all who might assert that he had thereby broken his word of honour. Felton wished to accept, but the combat was forbidden. 216:
was taken prisoner. The heroic resistance of a handful of Englishmen and the rash bravery of Felton seem to have struck the imagination of the people of the country, where the recollection of this feat of arms is still to be found in legend.
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Felton was the son of Sir William Felton of Northumberland (died c. 1358), and his first wife. He owned the manors of Bodington,
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When Edward III sought to detach the Flemings from their allegiance to France, Felton accompanied him to
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in 1346. He was appointed lord justice of all the king's lands in Scotland in 1348. He fought at
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in 1343. In 1348 he was named lord justice of all the king's lands in Scotland. He was appointed
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The English intervention in Spain & Portugal in the time of Edward III & Richard II.
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In the winter of 1343 Felton followed the king to Brittany at the start of
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Felton accompanied the Black Prince in his campaign into Spain to restore
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in 1356. He was appointed seneschal of Poitou in 1360. He accompanied the
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Crónica del Rey Don Pedro, included in Crónicas de los Reyes de Castilla
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and the subsequent campaign in the north of France. He was with the
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Sir William was descended in the fourth generation from Roger or
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depicted this battle in the finale of his historical novel
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in Northumberland. From 1338 to 1340 he was in command of
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The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421
356:"Felton, Sir John (c.1339-1396), of Edlingham, Northumb." 162:, which the English were forced to raise and retreat to 358:, in Roskell, J.S.; Clark, L.; Rawcliffe, C. (eds.), 429:Life and Feats of Arms of Edward the Black Prince 468: 124:. During the following year he was at the naval 67:, Edelyngham, and half of West Milburne, all in 331: 39:on the Spanish campaign in 1367 and was called 383: 321: 309: 276: 384:Fotheringham, James Gainsborough (1889), " 82:in 1333, and in the subsequent capture of 74:Felton held important commands during the 51:a skirmish fought by the vanguard of the 403:Suffolk Institute of Archæology, iv. 27; 204:. He was killed on 19 March 1367 at the 166:. While there Felton went to attack the 482:14th-century English military personnel 185:In May following the French signed the 469: 202:Felleton Guilliam qui ot cœur de lyon 41:Felleton Guilliam qui ot cœur de lyon 353: 337: 76:Second War of Scottish Independence 19:(died 1367) and English knight and 13: 444: 14: 503: 492:People of the Hundred Years' War 395:Dictionary of National Biography 373: 415:Fœdera; Froissart's Chroniques 315: 257: 1: 347: 86:. In 1334 he was governor of 137:War of the Breton Succession 113:and governor of the town of 58: 7: 455:, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 212:, in which his kinsman Sir 10: 508: 267:or Felton, brother of the 196:to the throne of Castile. 158:In 1359 Felton was at the 128:(24 June 1340) and at the 234: 111:sheriff of Northumberland 27:, 1333 and fought at the 487:Medieval English knights 386:Felton, William (d.1367) 271:who was ancestor of Sir 250: 23:of Poitou. Took part in 422:Maison Royale de France 117:both in 1342 and 1343. 101:Felton was summoned to 47:. He was killed at the 451:Russell, P.E. (1955), 219:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 208:a skirmish before the 80:Battle of Halidon Hill 78:. He took part in the 25:Battle of Halidon Hill 362:, Boydell and Brewer 324:, p. 311 cites 172:Bertrand du Guesclin 210:battle of Navarrete 328:MS. 19129, f. 120. 269:William Fitz-Pagan 187:Treaty of Brétigny 153:Battle of Poitiers 33:battle of Poitiers 17:Sir Willian Felton 322:Fotheringham 1889 310:Fotheringham 1889 277:Fotheringham 1889 265:Robert Fitz-Pagan 224:The White Company 139:, and was at the 115:Newcastle-on-Tyne 88:Bamborough Castle 499: 463: 427:Chandos Herald, 399: 377: 376: 363: 341: 335: 329: 319: 313: 307: 280: 261: 206:battle of Aríñez 176:Jean de Montfort 168:Pontorson Castle 130:Siege of Tournay 96:Scottish marches 84:Berwick-on-Tweed 49:Battle of Aríñez 507: 506: 502: 501: 500: 498: 497: 496: 467: 466: 450: 447: 445:Further reading 390:Stephen, Leslie 374: 350: 345: 344: 336: 332: 320: 316: 308: 289: 284: 283: 279:, p. 311). 262: 258: 253: 237: 170:, commanded by 160:siege of Rheims 145:battle of Crécy 141:Siege of Nantes 126:Battle of Sluys 107:24th parliament 92:Roxburgh Castle 61: 29:Battle of Crecy 12: 11: 5: 505: 495: 494: 489: 484: 479: 465: 464: 446: 443: 442: 441: 440: 439: 438:, Madrid, 1875 432: 425: 418: 411: 404: 365: 364: 349: 346: 343: 342: 330: 314: 312:, p. 311. 286: 285: 282: 281: 255: 254: 252: 249: 236: 233: 198:Chandos Herald 69:Northumberland 60: 57: 53:Black Prince's 45:Chandos Herald 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 504: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 474: 472: 462: 458: 454: 449: 448: 437: 433: 430: 426: 423: 419: 416: 412: 409: 405: 402: 401: 397: 396: 391: 387: 381: 380:public domain 372: 371: 370: 369: 361: 357: 354:C.R. (1993), 352: 351: 339: 334: 327: 323: 318: 311: 306: 304: 302: 300: 298: 296: 294: 292: 287: 278: 274: 273:Thomas Felton 270: 266: 260: 256: 248: 246: 242: 239:According to 232: 230: 226: 225: 220: 215: 214:Thomas Felton 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 190: 188: 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 156: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 133: 131: 127: 123: 118: 116: 112: 108: 104: 99: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 72: 70: 66: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 452: 435: 428: 421: 414: 407: 393: 368:Attribution: 367: 366: 359: 333: 325: 317: 259: 238: 228: 222: 201: 191: 184: 157: 149:Black Prince 134: 119: 100: 73: 65:West Matsden 62: 40: 37:Black Prince 16: 15: 477:1367 deaths 417:, ed. Luce; 245:Lord Hilton 229:Inglesmundi 471:Categories 406:Dugdale's 400:endnotes: 348:References 103:Edward III 420:Anselme, 410:, ii. 64; 338:C.R. 1993 194:Don Pedro 59:Biography 21:seneschal 413:Rymer's 408:Baronage 180:Guingamp 164:Brittany 122:Hainault 434:Ayala, 392:(ed.), 382::  151:at the 461:399475 459:  388:", in 326:Addit. 235:Family 55:army. 251:Notes 457:OCLC 241:Davy 247:). 105:'s 43:by 473:: 290:^ 155:. 132:. 98:. 71:. 431:; 424:; 340:. 275:(

Index

seneschal
Battle of Halidon Hill
Battle of Crecy
battle of Poitiers
Black Prince
Chandos Herald
Battle of Aríñez
Black Prince's
West Matsden
Northumberland
Second War of Scottish Independence
Battle of Halidon Hill
Berwick-on-Tweed
Bamborough Castle
Roxburgh Castle
Scottish marches
Edward III
24th parliament
sheriff of Northumberland
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Hainault
Battle of Sluys
Siege of Tournay
War of the Breton Succession
Siege of Nantes
battle of Crécy
Black Prince
Battle of Poitiers
siege of Rheims
Brittany

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