Sir Thomas Foxley (c. 1305 – 1360) was MP for

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several times in the 14th century, and

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, also in the

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county of

, from 1328 to his death. His father, Sir John Foxley (c. 1270 – c. 1325) was a

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who held lands in Bray, Berkshire. His mother, Constance de Bramshill (d. 1333), may have been the heiress of the De Bramshill family from Bramshill in Hampshire. Thomas was probably born in Bray. He became MP for Berkshire in 1325, and was appointed constable of Windsor Castle in 1328, soon after the accession of the 14-year-old

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. He retained the office until his death. He was responsible for rebuilding the castle for Edward III. Foxley was also the builder of a castle at Bramshill that became the core of the later Bramshill House.

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14th-century births 1360 deaths English MPs 1325 People from Bray, Berkshire People from Windsor, Berkshire People from Hart District Members of the Parliament of England for Berkshire {{14thC-England-MP-stub