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Thomas Scales, 7th Baron Scales KG (9 October 1399 – 20 July 1460) was an English nobleman and one of the main English military commanders in the last phase of the Hundred Years' War. The son of Robert de Scales, 5th Baron Scales ( c. 1372 –1402), he succeeded his brother Robert de Scales, 6th Baron Scales (died July 1419) as baron.
Lord Robert de Scales (died 1304) was a Knight Templar [1] and loyal supporter of Edward I in his campaigns in Wales, Scotland, France and Flanders. In 1299 he, and his heirs, were bestowed with the title, Baron Scales and were henceforth known as 'Lord Scales'. [2] He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.
The Scales barony was created in 1299 by writ for Robert de Scales. The last known holders were Elizabeth de Scales and her husband Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers. After Elisabeth's death in 1473, Anthony was summoned in her right. Anthony was beheaded by Richard III at Pontefract on 24 Jun 1483 and the peerage fell into abeyance.
Lord Robert de Scales (1372–1402) was involved in an expedition to Aquitaine. He was Commissioner of the Peace for Norfolk from 1399 to 1401, and was the steward of the son and heir of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk due to his minority. [1] He was one of the Peers who voted for Henry Bolingbroke to be crowned King of England. [2]
Edward is consistently referred to as Lord Scales during Henry VII's reign, mostly by continental sources. Richard III did not honour Anthony Woodville 's will granting the Scales lands to Edward. Other exiled members of the Tudor group , such as Jasper Tudor , used titles they considered themselves to have been unjustly deprived of by the ...
Lord Scales was a committed supporter of the House of Lancaster, and also a veteran commander of the Hundred Years' War, used to ruthless methods. [12] As the Yorkists occupied London, Scales opened fire from the Tower indiscriminately into the surrounding streets.
Lord Scales and de Rieux were in favour of a rapid attack on the French before they could manoeuvre into effective battle order, but d'Albret insisted on redeploying his troops. As a result, de la Trémoille had time to place his army in a defensive formation. The Breton vanguard under Lord Scales then led the attack in an arrow-head formation.
Move your cursor to identify Scales (in the centre) or click the icon to enlarge. Thomas Scales was a leader in the community, a founder of Silcoates School [5] for the education of sons of Independent ministers and missionaries, [2] and also a passionate supporter of the anti-slavery movement and liberal politics. [4]