Sir Thomas Arundell (c. 1454–1485) was an English nobleman.

Career

He was a son of Sir John Arundell of Lanherne (died 1473) and his second wife, Katherine (died 1479), a daughter of Sir John Chidiock. Thomas Arundell was made a

Knight of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I of Great Britain, George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior British Armed Forces, military officers or senior Civil Service ...

at the Coronation of

Richard III of England Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosw ...

in 1483. Two years later, when Richard III was defeated at the

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(1485), he was

attainted In English criminal law, attainder was the metaphorical "stain" or "corruption of blood" which arose from being condemned for a serious capital crime (felony or treason). It entailed losing not only one's life, property and hereditary titles, but ...

for rebelling against the King. Arundell then gave his support to Henry Tudor in his claim to the throne. His marriage to the heiress, Katherine Dynham, brought great wealth to the Arundell family. She was one of the four sisters and coheirs of John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham.

Marriage and issue

Thomas married Katherine Dynham in December 1473. She was the daughter of Sir John Dinham (1406–1458) and Jane de Arches. This marriage brought great possessions into the Arundell family. *Eleanor Arundell (1472–1516), married Nicholas Saintlo (Nicholas St. Lowe) of Chewe *Sir

John Arundell (1474–1545) Sir John Arundell (1474–1545) Knight banneret, Knight Banneret, of Lanherne, St Mawgan-in-Pyder, St. Mawgan-in-Pyder, Cornwall, was Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall. Called "the most important man in the county", Sir John's monumental ...

married Lady Eleanor Grey *Elizabeth Arundell (1476–1513), married Sir Edward Stradling of

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, Wales. *Alice Arundell (fl. 1478), married Sir John Speke of White Lackington *Thomas Arundell (c. 1480 – c. 1513) *Humphrey Arundell, married Phillipa or Philipa Grenville, daughter of Sir

Thomas Grenville Thomas Grenville (31 December 1755 – 17 December 1846) was a British politician and bibliophile. Background and education Grenville was the second son of Prime Minister George Grenville and Elizabeth Wyndham, daughter of Sir William Wyn ...

, Kt. (1454–1513) and first wife Isabel Gilbert *Roger Arundell, married Johanna Calwoodleigh *Edward Arundell

Career

Sir Thomas, like his father, may also have fought on the Lancastrian side at the

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, but was granted a pardon after paying heavy fines.''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families'', 2nd Edition. page 464. By Douglas Richardson He had a brief and troubled career. In the 1484 Parliament of

Richard III Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Boswor ...

, he was attainted and deprived of his estates, which were bestowed on his stepsister Anne's husband,

Sir James Tyrell Sir James Tyrrell (c. 1455 – 6 May 1502) was an English knight, a trusted servant of king Richard III of England. He is known for allegedly confessing to the murders of the Princes in the Tower under Richard's orders. In his 1593 play ''Richa ...

, the suspected murderer of the two young

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. Anne was the only child of Sir John's first marriage to Elizabeth Morley, daughter of

Thomas de Morley, 5th Baron Morley Thomas Morley, 5th Baron Morley (1393–1435) was an English landowner, soldier, administrator and politician. Origins Born about 1394, he was the son of Robert Morley (died before 1403) and his wife Isabel, said to be the daughter of Sir Will ...

. Katherine, Thomas' wife was granted an annuity of £100 from the forfeited estates, originally belonging to the Dynham family. On the ascension of Henry VII, the attainder was reversed and the estates restored but the restitution was too late for Thomas who died 11 October 1485, just a few weeks after the

. In addition to the Cornish properties and other inherited from Sir John Chideock in Dorset, he held four manors in Devon.

References

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