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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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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