Thomas de Ros 10th Baron Ros of Hamlake [28474] ²⁵

   Cause of his death was Beheaded at Newcastle.

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He was an ardent Lancastrian and had a grant of various manors belonging to Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury. When in 1449 Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, surrendered the city of Rouen to the French in exchange for safe conduct, Thomas, Lord Ros, and England's greatest hero of the French wars, John, Lord Talbot left as prisoners to be ransomed later. Talbot, known as the English 'Achilles' was later made Earl of Shrewsbury. Ros was present at the Lancastrian rout at Towton on 29 Mar 1461, and afterwards fled with the King to Berwick. He was subsequently attainted in Parliament on 4 Nov 1461. He fled abroad, but returned secretly to England in May 1464, and made for the North. He was taken prisoner at Hexham on 15 May 1464 and was beheaded on 17 May 1464. They had two sons and four daughters. Lady Roos, was the sister of John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester and Constable of England to Edward IV. Lady Roos was arrested in 1461, married again after her husbands execution, to Sir Thomas Wingfield before 23 Jan 1469 and then, thirdly to Sir Edward Grimston. She was living on 23 Nov 1485 when she was found to be one of the co-heirs of her nephew Edward, Earl of Worcester. Lord and Lady Roos had five children: Edmund, John, Isabel, Eleanor and Margaret. After his execution, the Roos family was in exile for over 30 years. His young son, Edmund to fend alone until restored to the barony in 1485 by Henry VII <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVII.htm>.

Thomas married Phillippa de Tiptoft Barones Ros of Hamlake [40040] [MRIN: 12977], daughter of John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft [27858] and Joyce de Charleton [27859].