Everard de Digby or Everard Digby (1410–1461) was an English politician.
He was a
Member
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(MP) of the
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised ...
for
Huntingdonshire
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in the Parliaments of 1439-40 and 1445–46, and for
Rutland in the Parliaments of 1447, February 1449, 1449–50, 1450–51, and 1459.
He fought on the Lancastrian side at the
Battle of Wakefield and at the
Battle of Towton
The Battle of Towton took place on 29 March 1461 during the Wars of the Roses, near Towton in North Yorkshire, and "has the dubious distinction of being probably the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil". Fought for ten hours between ...
, where he was killed. His estates were attainted, but his son
Everard Digby
Sir Everard Digby (c. 1578 – 30 January 1606) was a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Although he was raised in a Protestant household, and married a Protestant, Digby and his w ...
successfully had the attainder lifted in 1472.
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1410 births
1461 deaths
English MPs 1439
English MPs 1445
English MPs 1447
English MPs February 1449
English MPs November 1449
English MPs 1450
English MPs 1459
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