Individual Details
Sir Richard Yorke
(Abt 1430 - 1508)
The Yorkes were an extremely successful mercantile family from the city of York. The first Sir Richard Yorke (d. 1498) had been both mayor and M.P. for the city, and was knighted by Henry VII in 1487. The Yorkes blazed a colorful trail through history. Sir Richard's grandson was knighted by Edward VI before being thrown into the Tower by Mary Tudor (Queen Mary a.k.a. “Bloody Mary”). Sir Edward Yorke repelled the Armada before circumnavigating the world with his cousin, Sir Martin Frobisher. Sir John, a staunch catholic, was implicated in the Guy Fawkes gunpowder plot. When the rebellious villagers were compelled to go to church, he hired a piper to play in the churchyard, creating “such a noyse in time of praier as the minister colde not well be hearde”. The Church of ST. JOHN the Evangelist, near Ouse-bridge, in Micklegate, appertains to the dean and chapter of York. The Rev. James Richardson, M.A. is the curate. Sir Richard shifted his allegiance and his ornaments from the St. John church in Hungate to the St John church in Micklegate. Sir Richard Yorke is buried in the Yorke Chantry in The Church of St. John. The steeple was blown down by a high wind in 1551 and has never been rebuilt. In consequence of the recent improvements near Ouse-bridge, the burying ground has been materially contracted, and the street made more spacious in front of the church. It is currently a pub known as “The Parish”.
Note: Life Events: 1456 – Elected Freeman of York, England 1469 – Lord Mayor of York, England 1482 – MP(?) in Staple in Calais, France 1487 – Knighted by the Royal Family Member of Parliament for the City of YorkMarried Joan Mauleverer Married Joan Whitfield Children: 1. John York b.1470, Goldthwaite, England 2. Richard York b. 1462 3. Thomas York b. abt 1464 4. Christopher York b. abt 1466 5. William York b. abt 1468
Note: Life Events: 1456 – Elected Freeman of York, England 1469 – Lord Mayor of York, England 1482 – MP(?) in Staple in Calais, France 1487 – Knighted by the Royal Family Member of Parliament for the City of YorkMarried Joan Mauleverer Married Joan Whitfield Children: 1. John York b.1470, Goldthwaite, England 2. Richard York b. 1462 3. Thomas York b. abt 1464 4. Christopher York b. abt 1466 5. William York b. abt 1468
Events
| Birth | Abt 1430 | Goldthwaite, Yorkshire, England | |||
| Death | 1508 | Oakley, Northamptonshire, England | |||
| Burial | St John's Micklegate, Yorkshire, England |
Families
| Spouse | Joan Mauleverer (1432 - ) |
| Child | John Edmund Yorke of Gowthwaite (1492 - 1568) |