Scrope family

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The Scrope family is an ancient English noble lineage prominent in medieval politics and warfare, with several members serving as influential peers and royal officials.

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Scrope family canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family ⓘ
activity medieval politics ⓘ
medieval warfare ⓘ
associatedMonarch Edward III of England ⓘ
Henry IV of England ⓘ
Richard II of England ⓘ
associatedPlace Bolton Castle ⓘ
Masham ⓘ
Upsall ⓘ
coatOfArms Azure, a bend or ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dynasticStatus extinct in male line in several branches ⓘ
feudalStatus tenants-in-chief of the Crown ⓘ
hereditaryOffice barons by writ ⓘ
historicalEra Late Middle Ages ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
knownFor holding high judicial offices ⓘ
military service in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
parliamentary influence ⓘ
service to the English Crown ⓘ
languageOfFamilyName Middle English ⓘ
member Geoffrey Scrope ⓘ
Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham ⓘ
Henry le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham ⓘ
Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York ⓘ
Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton ⓘ
Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham ⓘ
William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire ⓘ
militaryRole commanders in royal armies ⓘ
nobleTitleHeld Baron Scrope of Bolton ⓘ
Baron Scrope of Masham ⓘ
Baron Scrope of Upsall ⓘ
notableBranch Scrope of Bolton ⓘ
linked to: Bolton Castle

Scrope of Masham ⓘ
Scrope of Upsall ⓘ
notableConflictParticipation Hundred Years' War ⓘ
Wars of the Roses ⓘ
notableEventInHistoryOfFamily Scrope v Grosvenor heraldic dispute ⓘ
originatedAs landed gentry in northern England ⓘ
politicalAlignment supporters of the House of Lancaster (various members) ⓘ
supporters of the House of York (various members) ⓘ
region Yorkshire ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roleInGovernment barons in the English Parliament ⓘ
members of the King’s Council ⓘ
royal officials ⓘ
socialClass peerage of England ⓘ

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