Stephen Gravesend was a medieval

Bishop of London A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

. Gravesend was elected 1 September 1318 and consecrated on 14 January 1319. He died on 8 April 1338.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 258 Gravesend, along with Archbishop Melton, John Ross and

Hamo Hethe Hamo Hethe was a medieval Bishop of Rochester, England. He was born about 1275 in Centuries, Hythe. He was elected on 18 March 1317 and consecrated on 26 August 1319. He resigned the see early 1352 before his death 4 May 1352.Fryde, et al. ''Ha ...

, alone spoke up in Edward II's defence during the

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

ary session that deposed Edward.Weir ''Queen Isabella'' p. 257

Citations

References

* * Weir, Alison ''Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England'' New York: Ballantine 2005

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* Bishops of London 1338 deaths Year of birth unknown 14th-century English Roman Catholic bishops {{England-bishop-stub