Life History

Notes

• Wikipedia introduces Richard Le Scrope, 1st Lord of Bolton.
  
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  Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of B
  
  Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1327-1403) was an English soldier and courtier, serving Richard II of England, and the builder of Bolton Castle.
  
  He was a knight of the shire of Yorkshire in the parliament of 1364, and was summoned to the upper house as a baron by writ in 1371, when he was made Lord High Treasurer and Keeper of the Great Seal.
  
  In 1378 Lord Scrope became Lord Chancellor, a role in which he attempted to curb the extravagance of Richard II. He was given license to crenellate at Bolton Castle in 1379. He was deprived of office in 1382.
  
  Both as a soldier and a statesman Lord Scrope was highly regarded.
  
  Heraldic litigant
  
  Scrope engaged in several disputes with regard to his armorial bearings, the most celebrated of which was with Sir Richard Grosvenor for the right to the shield blazoned "Azure, a bend Or," which a court of chivalry decided in his favor after a controversy extending over four years (see Scrope v Grosvenor)
  
  Geoffrey Chaucer and Owain Glyndwr gave evidence in Scrope's favour.
  
  Family
  
  He was a son of Henry le Scrope. The Archbishop of York Richard le Scrope was a first cousin.
  
  He married Blanche de la Pole and they had four sons:
  Roger Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Bolton
  William Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
  Stephen
  Richard
  --  "Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_le_Scrope,_Lord_Chancellor
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  An entry in the Tudor Place genealogical summary provides a few more detaails on the family.
  
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  Richard SCROPE (1° B. Scrope of Bolton)
  Born 1327
  Died Sep 1403
  
  Notes: Chancellor of England under Richard II and the builder of the great castle of Bolton, in the North Riding.
  
  Father Henry SCROPE of Bolton (Sir Knight)
  Mother Margaret De ROS
  
  Married Blanche De La POLE (B. Scrope of Bolton) ABT 1344, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
  
  Children:
  1. Roger SCROPE (2° B. Scrope of Bolton)
  2. William SCROPE (1° E. Wiltshire)
  3. Stephen SCROPE (Sir)
  4. Richard SCROPE
  --  Tudor Place, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SCROPE.htm
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  The Barony of Scrope of Bolton was established in 1371 by royal writ, and fell into abeyance in 1627.  Here is a list of the Lords Scrope of Bolton.
  
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  Lords Scrope of Bolton
  
  by writ, 1371; in abeyance, 1627
  1st Lord Scrope of Bolton - Richard Le Scrope
  
  Summoned to parliament as a baron on the 8th January, 1371.
  2nd Lord Scrope of Bolton - Roger Le Scrope
  3rd Lord Scrope of Bolton - Richard Le Scrope
  4th Lord Scrope of Bolton - Sir Henry Scrope
  
  He was first summoned to parliament in 1441, during the reign of Henry VI.
  5th Lord Scrope of Bolton - John Scrope
  6th Lord Scrope of Bolton - Sir Henry Scrope
  7th Lord Scrope of Bolton
  
  Sir Henry Scrope, Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Henry VIII; Fought at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, with a company of Wensleydale Archers. Died 1533. A poem was written about him.
  
  8th Lord Scrope of Bolton
  
  Sir John Scrope, Involved in 'The Pilgrimage of Grace'.
  9th Lord Scrope of Bolton (1557-65)
  
  Sir Henry Scrope (c.1534-92), Warden of the West Marches, Captain of Carlisle.
  10th Lord Scrope of Bolton
  
  Sir Thomas Scrope, KG (Knight of the Garter), Warden of the West Marches.
  11th Lord Scrope of Bolton
  
  Sir Emanuel Scrope, Created by King Charles the first Earl of Sunderland. The titles became extinct at his death in 1627.
  --  Scroope Network Genealogy, http://www.scroope.net/ancestors/bolton/lordsscropeofbolton.htm
  
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  Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
  Richard Le Scrope Baron Scrope of Bolton
  Birth 1327
  Death 1403
  Father's Name Sir Henry Le Scrope

Sources

• 1. Wikipedia
  • "Richard Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_le_Scrope,_Lord_Chancellor
• 2. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
• 3. MyHeritage.com
• 4. Tudor Place
• 5. Scrope Network Genealogy
  • http://www.scroope.net/ancestors/bolton/rogerlescropeofbolton1348.htm
• 6. Ancestry Trees
  • Miller Dederick Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1596036/person/-1913853368?ssrc=&ftm=1
• 7. Wikipedia
  • "William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scrope,_1st_Earl_of_Wiltshire
• 8. Ancestry Trees
  • Andrews Family Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/931639/person/-1084755442?ssrc=&ftm=1