William Ayscough
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William Ayscough was a medieval Bishop of Salisbury
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He was nominated on 11 February 1438 and consecrated on 20 July 1438.
He was murdered on 29 June 1450 by an angry mob during Jack Cade
’s rebellion, as he had married Henry VI and the deeply unpopular Margaret of Anjou.
Bishop of Salisbury
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset...
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He was nominated on 11 February 1438 and consecrated on 20 July 1438.
He was murdered on 29 June 1450 by an angry mob during Jack Cade
Jack Cade
Jack Cade was the leader of a popular revolt in the 1450 Kent rebellion during the reign of King Henry VI in England. He died on the 12th July 1450 near Lewes. In response to grievances, Cade led an army of as many as 5,000 against London, causing the King to flee to Warwickshire. After taking and...
’s rebellion, as he had married Henry VI and the deeply unpopular Margaret of Anjou.