The New Murrey and Blue blog

Sir William Tresham

Thomas Tresham – Lancastrian and Speaker of the Commons.

Jan 31, 2024

anniversaries, battles, buildings, law

attainder, Barnet, edmund lenthall, francis tresham, Gunpowder Plot, Henry VI, Henry VII, High Sheriffs, huntingdon castle, Jack Cade, John Earl of Oxford, jps, Lord Grey of Ruthin, Margaret of Anjou, mary zouche, MPs, Richard Duke of York, Second Battle of St. Albans, simon norwich, Sir Thomas Tresham, Sir William Tresham, Sir William Vaux, Tewkesbury, Tower of London, Towton

Thomas Tresham was born in about 1420. He was the son of William Tresham and Isabel Vaux. (Isabel Vaux was the great-aunt of that Sir William Vaux who was executed at Tewkesbury.) William Tresham was an important servant of Henry VI, which undoubtedly helped his son’s advancement. In 1443, father and son were appointed joint…
Not all Speakers of the House of Commons left gracefully….

Jan 19, 2020

anniversaries, buildings, law

Edmund Dudley, Edward I, executions, Good Parliament, London Bridge, Palace of Westminster, Richard Empson, Sir John Bussy, Sir Thomas Tresham, Sir William Tresham, Speakers of the Commons, Thomas More, William Catesby

Well, while researching the Painted Chamber of Westminster Palace, with particular reference to the “Good Parliament” of 1376, I couldn’t help imagining today’s House of Commons faced, not with someone like John Bercow (whose birthday it is today and is quite short with a head), but Edward the First! Can you just imagine old…