Robin of Redesdale
Robin of Redesdale (
Sir John Conyers (d. 1490), steward of Middleham, his brother Sir William Conyers of Marske (d. 1469), or both; the two were long-serving retainers of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.[1] Graham Evans lists a number of other possibilities such as Sir John Conyers (d. 1490), the father of the previous Sir John and Sir William; Sir Richard Welles (d. 1470), who married Baroness Willoughby de Eresby; her son, Sir Robert Welles (d. 1470), 8th Baron Willoughby de Eresby; or Lord Robert Ogle, Warden of the East March and Lord of Redesdale (d. 1469).[2]
Close allies in deposing
George, Duke of Clarence, should marry Warwick's eldest daughter Isabel Neville.[3]
In April 1469, a revolt broke out in Yorkshire, under Robin of Redesdale, protesting against taxes and 'abuses of power'. This was followed in May by a second rebellion, under a figure known as Robin of Holderness, demanding the restoration of Henry Percy, traditional Earl of Northumberland. This was quickly suppressed by John Neville, the current Earl of Montagu, who killed its leader but Robin of Redesdale escaped him.[4]
On 26 July, the rebels defeated a Royal army commanded by the
Sir John Conyers
, when Warwick raised a further rebellion early in 1470. This second "Robin of Redesdale" submitted to Edward IV in March 1470.
References
- ^ Gillingham 1982, p. 161.
- ^ Evans 2019, pp. 49–55.
- ^ Penn 2019, pp. 203–205.
- ^ Gillingham 1982, p. 160.
Sources
- Evans, Graham (2019). The Battle of Edgcote 1469. Northamptonshire Battlefields Society. ISBN 978-1-79461-107-8.
- ISBN 978-0-297-82016-1.
- ISBN 978-1-84614-690-9.