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James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley was a general of the Middle Ages, who led the Lancastrian forces during the Battle of Blore Heath in the Wars of the Roses. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... A cobblestone mosaic showing heraldic devices associated with the House of Lancaster The House of Lancaster is a dynasty of English kings. ... Battle of Blore Heath Conflict Wars of the Roses Date September 23, 1459 Place Blore Heath Result Yorkist victory The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east of... The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) is the name generally given to the intermittent civil war fought over the throne of England between adherents of the House of Lancaster and the House of York. ...


Life account

Audley was born sometime in 1398. He was son of John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley and his wife Isabel. We know that in his early manhood he served as a soldier and fought for Henry V of England in his Hundred Years' War campaigns of the early 15th century. Events Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland destroyed. ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... Henry V Henry V, (August 9 or September 16, 1387 – August 31, 1422), King of England, son of Henry IV by Mary de Bohun, was born at Monmouth, Wales, in September 1387. ... A map of Europe in the 1430s, at the height of the Hundred Years War The Hundred Years War is the name modern historians give to what was actually a series of related conflicts fought over a 116-year period between the Kingdom of England and France, beginning in 1337... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...


Audley had two homes: Heighley castle in Madeley, Staffordshire, and Red Castle near Market Drayton, Shropshire. He owned large estates in the midland counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire. Madeley is a district of Telford, in Shropshire. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Map sources for Market Drayton at grid reference SJ6734 Market Drayton is a market town in north Shropshire, England, on the River Tern, between Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...


Audley died sometime in the afternoon of September 23, 1459, when he was slain at the Battle of Blore Heath. It is possible that he was killed by Sir Roger Kynaston of Stocks near Ellesmere (Kynaston incorporated emblems of the Audley coat-of-arms into his own). Audley's Cross still stands on the battlefield to this day, and marks the spot where he died. September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... <html> <marquee> This page sucks! </marquee> ... Battle of Blore Heath Conflict Wars of the Roses Date September 23, 1459 Place Blore Heath Result Yorkist victory The Battle of Blore Heath was the first major battle in the English Wars of the Roses and was fought on September 23, 1459, at Blore Heath, two miles east of... Ellesmere is a market town in Shropshire, England. ... A cross sited in Blore Heath, Staffordshire to mark the spot on which James Touchet, Lord Audley was killed at the battle of Blore Heath in 1459. ...


Audley was buried in Darley Abbey, north of Derby, about 40 miles away from Blore Heath. Unfortunately, the Abbey no longer stands, so his final resting place is no longer marked. Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Blore Heath is a sparsely populated area of farmland in Staffordshire, England. ...


Marriages and children

Audley was first married to Margaret de Ros on February 24, 1414/1415. She was daughter to William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros and Margaret Fitzalan. Margaret was daughter to John Fitzalan and Eleanor Maltravers. They were parents to three children: February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Council of Constance begins. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, KG (1369 – September 1, 1414) was Lord Treasurer of England. ... John Fitzalan (c. ... Eleanor Maltravers, Lady Arundel (~1345 - January 12, 1405, was an English noblewoman during the reigns of King Edward III of England and his successors. ...

  • John Touchet, 6th Baron Audley (1420 - September 26, 1490).
  • Margaret Touchet (1422 - before 1480). Married Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Tankerville.

Audley was remarried to Eleanor de Holand. She was an illegitimate daughter to Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent and Constance of York. They were parents to at least seven children: Events May 21 - Treaty of Troyes. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events August 31 - Henry VI becomes King of England. ... Events Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ... Constance of York (c. ...


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John Tuchet		 Baron Audley Succeeded by:
John Tuchet

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James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley Information (396 words)
James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley was a general who led the House of Lancaster forces during the Battle of Blore Heath in the Wars of the Roses.
Audley was the son of John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley and his wife Isabel.
Audley died in the afternoon of September 23, 1459, when he was slain at the Battle of Blore Heath.
The Audley Family (1294 words)
The name of Audley is now distinctly uncommon, and almost all of its present holders are people of humble position in life, from whom it is difficult to obtain much information of their ancestry.
The pedigree of the Barons Audley, of Audley, Staffs., is given in great detail, from the time of Stephen, in G.E.C.’s ‘Complete Peerage,’ and I cannot pretend to have added much to it.
After that numerous Audleys in parish, to beginning of nineteenth century, apparently from their names of the same family, but in humble positions and not definitely to be connected.
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