Sir
James
Tyrrell
KB
Born about in Gipping, Suffolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Tyrrell
and Margaret (Darcy) Tyrrell
Brother of
Dorothy (Tyrell) Boteler and Eleanor (Tyrrell) Knyvett
Husband of
Anne (Arundel) Tyrrell
— married
23 Mar 1483 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 57
in Tower Hill London London, Middlesex, England
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| Created 6 Aug 2010
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Biography
James Tyrell, KB
- Born: About 1445.
- 'Aged 40 years and more in 1485.
A settlement for the marriage between him and Anne Arundell was made on 23 March 1469. He died on 6 May 1502 at Tower Hill, The City, London, England, beheaded, after having confessed to the murder of the two Princes in the Tower.
In 1469, Tyrrell married Anne Arundel, the daughter of John Arundel of Lanherne, Cornwall, by his first wife, Elizabeth Morley, daughter of Thomas, Lord Morley,[1] by whom he had three sons and a daughter:
- Sir Thomas Tyrrell (d. 1551) of Gipping, Suffolk, who married firstly Margaret Willoughby, daughter of Christopher Willoughby, 10th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, by whom he had a son, Sir John Tyrrell (d. 1574), who married Elizabeth Munday, the daughter of Sir John Munday (d. 1537), Lord Mayor of London, and a daughter, Anne Tyrrell, who married Sir John Clere of Ormesby, Norfolk.
- James Tyrrell (d. 1539) of Columbine Hall in Stowupland, Suffolk, who married Anne Hotoft.
- Anne Tyrrell, who married Sir Richard Wentworth (d. 1528) of Nettlestead, Suffolk, by whom she was the mother of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth.
He held the office of Master of the Horse to King Richard III. He lived at Gipping, Suffolk, England. He held the office of Lieutenant of the Castle of Guisnes in 1486. In 1501 he was connected with the flight of Edmund de la Pole, (titular) 3rd Duke of Suffolk.[1]
He was a trusted servant to King Richard III and was beheaded on the order of King Henry VII. He was known for confessing to the murders of the Princes in the Tower under Richard's rule. His confession was given under torture.
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Richard Ragland.
See also:
- Wikipedia contributors, "James Tyrrell," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, [1] (accessed March 31, 2016).
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He was knighted by Richard III for service versus Scotland, 11 June 1482 after Treaty of Fotheringhay. Notably Richard was not king yet, so waited for 24 July 1482 when large group all knighted together:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_knights_banneret_of_England
edited by Isaac Taylor