Henry of Newark (died 15 August 1299) was a medieval

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Life

Nothing is known of Henry's ancestry, but he probably took his name from

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent or Newark () is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

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, where he owned some property. He wrote in 1298 that he had been brought up in the

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order of monks, but where exactly is unclear. Likewise, where he was educated is unknown.Smith "Newark, Henry of" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' However, he was a master at

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by 1270.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Archbishops
'' He was also a royal clerk for King

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, and was sent on many diplomatic missions for the king, including missions to France, Gueldres, and Flanders. Henry was

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of Hereford by 22 February 1273 and was named archdeacon of Richmond on 28 April 1279.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Archdeacons: Richmond
' He served Archbishop

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of York as a clerk from about 1280, and served Wickwane's successor John le Romeyn as well. He was in office as

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on 27 February 1290.Greenway
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Deans
'' He also held the prebends of Holme, Strensall and Weighton in Yorkshire. He was also canon of

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between 30 January and 2 February 1293 and also prebend of

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by 28 September 1294 and a canon of Southwell. Henry was elected Archbishop of York on 7 May 1296,Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 282 but failed to go to Pope

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and was consequently deprived of office. However, Boniface reinstated Henry to please King Edward I and Henry was consecrated 15 June 1298. In 1297, Henry led the clergy of his diocese in approving King Edward's request for a tax on clerical incomes, in contrast to the behaviour of the bishops of the south, who led by

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had refused to pay the tax. Henry died 15 August 1299 at

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and was buried in

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