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Joan Knovill, wife of Bogo de Knovill. Knovill Joan Isabella of France, Queen of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/55/2731

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This record is about the Joan Knovill, wife of Bogo de Knovill. Knovill Joan Isabella of France, Queen of... dating from [1322] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/55/2731
Date
[1322]
Description
Petitioners
Joan Knovill, wife of Bogo de Knovill.
Name(s)
Knovill, Joan
Addressees
Isabella of France, Queen of England.
Nature of request
The petitioner asks the queen to intervene with the king for the release from imprisonment in York Castle of her husband Bogo de Knovill.
Nature of endorsement
Our lord the king will himself consider the matter.
Places mentioned
Deverwyk (York)
People mentioned
Edward II, King of England
Bogo de Knovill, husband of the petitioner
Note
Datable from internal evidence, which refers to the fall of Thomas of Lancaster and the aftermath of the battle of Boroughbridge (13220, etc.
Related material

For a related petition see SC 8/264/13152

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4545
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062949/

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