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Born as Roger fitz John, the son of John fitz
Richard, he adopted the surname of de Lacy. He was a renowned soldier and was nicknamed "Hell" Lacy for his military daring. In 1192 he was also serving with Richard I in the Third Crusade. Later he served
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This source (Sanders, I. J. (1960), p.138, note 4), English
Baronies) does not list the barony of Halton as a feudal barony but refers to the "Lord of Halton, hereditary constable of the County Palatine" (i.e. of
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John de Lacy, son of Roger, opposed King John and was one of the barons entrusted with the duty of ensuring that the king kept the agreements made in
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Henry
Bolingbroke was the eldest son of John of Gaunt. He was banished from England by Richard II and at the time of his father's death he was in
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History of
Runcorn; with an account of the ancient village of Weston ... Drawings by H. Fitton. [Reprinted from the "Runcorn Guardian."]
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who may have held the honour as a non-hereditary arrangement or he may have held it during the life of Alice, widow of Thomas of
Lancaster.
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in France. When he returned to
England to claim his estates the people rallied round him. Richard II was deposed and Henry was crowned
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Eustace fitz John succeeded to Halton as husband of the elder sister of
William fitz William. He had inherited the barony of
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William, son of
William fitz Nigel, in 1134 he moved the priory from Runcorn to a site to the east of Halton. This became
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would remain in the personal possession of the reigning monarch and the barony of Halton is now vested in that dukedom.
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military hierarchy. In addition to his land in Halton, his estate included land in other parts of
Cheshire and also in
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gained the barony of Halton though his marriage to Alice, Henry's daughter. He took up arms against
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It has also been suggested that the title succeeded to Sir
William Glinton. He was a distinguished
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in the unsuccessful attempt to thwart the French conquest of Normandy following which he was made
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Henry de Lacy, son of Edmund, was educated at court and became Chief Councillor to
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of Lancashire. He was buried in the abbey founded by his father at Stanlow.
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in 1322. However this rebellion was unsuccessful. He was defeated at the
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came to his son-in-law, William. In 1115 William established a
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granted by the king but a separate class of barony within the
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and in 1327, Thomas's titles were restored to his brother,
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and by an earlier marriage had also gained the baronies of
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of the Earls' host, which was an important position in the
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was a village in Cheshire which is now part of the town of
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689:gained the barony by his marriage to
330:. He was killed fighting the Welsh.
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677:John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
606:Thomas was posthumously pardoned by
186:, the seat of the barons of Halton.
493:Edmund de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract
651:, one of the first Knights of the
512:Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln
483:. He was also buried at Stanlow.
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458:John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln
1116:, Halton: Halton Borough Council
1066:Halton Castle: A Visual Treasure
408:at Runcorn Gap. He served with
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166:. In 1071, the Earl of Chester,
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1185:Noble titles created in 1071
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960:UK public library membership
952:UK public library membership
612:Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
597:Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
282:. He was buried at Chester.
258:manors of Widnes, Appleton,
174:, the 1st Baron of Halton.
170:, made his cousin, Nigel of
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1125:, Widnes: Arthur Whimperley
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416:and died at the siege of
204:Nigel was the hereditary
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577:Battle of Boroughbridge
937:10.1093/ref:odnb/15861
697:during the infancy of
587:developed around him.
531:Protector of the Realm
529:, Henry was appointed
475:. He also gained the
138:Creation of the barony
148:William the Conqueror
128:English feudal barony
120:Constables of Chester
1165:Feudalism in England
1132:The Barons of Halton
663:. He was buried at
340:Richard fitz Eustace
334:Richard fitz Eustace
286:William fitz William
1180:People from Runcorn
1175:History of Cheshire
711:Henry IV of England
653:Order of the Garter
547:St Paul's Cathedral
57:merged in the Crown
1170:House of Lancaster
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1050:, pp. 146–147
730:Duchy of Lancaster
479:and the castle of
233:William fitz Nigel
227:William fitz Nigel
150:created the three
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537:. He died at his
367:John fitz Richard
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309:Eustace fitz John
303:Eustace fitz John
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195:Nigel of Cotentin
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810:, p. 1
786:, p. 8
716:(1399–1413)
682:(1361–1399)
636:(1351–1361)
602:(1322–1351)
564:(1311–1322)
517:(1258–1311)
498:(1240–1258)
481:Bolingbroke
469:Magna Carta
463:(1211–1240)
435:(1190–1211)
372:(1171–1190)
345:(1157–1171)
314:(1150–1157)
291:(1134–1150)
272:Augustinian
238:(1080–1134)
42:Last holder
1144:Categories
954:required.)
757:References
699:Richard II
608:Edward III
581:Pontefract
394:Cistercian
390:astronomer
355:Pontefract
353:family of
256:Lancashire
168:Hugh Lupus
156:Shrewsbury
142:After the
95:Mesne lord
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749:Chester).
665:Leicester
649:Lancaster
585:martyrdom
573:Edward II
442:King John
410:Richard I
274:Order of
206:Constable
55:Extinct (
523:Edward I
386:Henry II
378:governor
264:Rainhill
252:Normandy
214:Rhuddlan
172:Cotentin
160:Hereford
152:earldoms
112:Cheshire
1094:5389146
1057:Sources
691:Blanche
535:Whalley
473:Lincoln
412:in the
402:charter
398:Stanlow
382:Ireland
351:de Lacy
328:Alnwick
280:Runcorn
270:of the
260:Cronton
244:marshal
180:Runcorn
97:of the
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695:regent
661:plague
657:France
619:knight
569:Thomas
541:home,
539:London
404:for a
324:Malton
268:priory
248:Norman
221:castle
176:Halton
116:barons
52:Status
736:Notes
722:exile
527:Scots
477:manor
406:ferry
210:Welsh
164:Wales
110:, in
1090:OCLC
1070:ISBN
944:2013
645:Duke
418:Acre
384:for
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