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Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham KG (c. 1376 – 5 August, 1415) was a favourite of King Henry V of England
Henry V of England

Henry V was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422....
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He was created a Knight of the Garter in 1410.

Scrope was a ringleader of the Southampton Plot
Southampton Plot

The Southampton Plot of 1415 was a conspiracy against Henry V of England, aimed at replacing him with Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March. The three ringleaders were Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, Mortimer's brother-in-law, Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham , and Sir Thomas Grey ....
 of 1415, which aimed to assassinate Henry as the king was setting out for his invasion of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Upon the discovery of the plot, Scrope and his conspirators were swiftly arrested and tried. He was dragged through the streets of Southampton before being executed.








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Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham KG (c. 1376 – 5 August, 1415) was a favourite of King Henry V of England
Henry V of England

Henry V was one of the most significant English warrior kings of the 15th century. He was born at Monmouth, Wales, in the tower above the gatehouse of Monmouth Castle, and reigned as King of England from 1413 to 1422....
.

He was created a Knight of the Garter in 1410.

Scrope was a ringleader of the Southampton Plot
Southampton Plot

The Southampton Plot of 1415 was a conspiracy against Henry V of England, aimed at replacing him with Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March. The three ringleaders were Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, Mortimer's brother-in-law, Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham , and Sir Thomas Grey ....
 of 1415, which aimed to assassinate Henry as the king was setting out for his invasion of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. Upon the discovery of the plot, Scrope and his conspirators were swiftly arrested and tried. He was dragged through the streets of Southampton before being executed.

Scrope in Fiction

In William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English people poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist....
's Henry V
Henry V (play)

Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in 1599. It is based on the life of King Henry V of England, and focuses on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War....
, Scrope is portrayed as the character Lord Scroop.

In Martha Rofheart's Fortune Made His Sword (G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1972), Scrope appears as the friend of Sir William Poultney, who dresses as a woman.

See also

Scrope
Scrope

Scrope is the name of an old English family of Normans origin....