Sir Peter Buckton

Infobox Person
name = Sir Peter Buckton


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birth_date = 1350
birth_place = Buckton, Yorkshire
death_date = 4 March 1414 (aged 64)
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spouse = Cecilia
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children =Peter, Ralph and William

Sir Peter Buckton (1350 – 4 March 1414) was an English politician, soldier and knight from the eponymous village of Buckton near the town of Bridlington in Yorkshire. He was the High Sheriff of Yorkshire for the years 1404–1405 and was also a Member of Parliament for Yorkshire three times.cite web |url=http://www.girders.net/Bu/Buckton,%20Sir%20Peter,%20(ca.1350-1414).doc |publisher= Girders.net|title= Buckton, Sir Peter, (ca. 1350-1414)|accessdate=2008-03-21 ] In the latter years of his life he also held significant positions such as the Mayor of Bordeaux and Ambassador to Castile.cite web |url=http://www.girders.net/Bu/Buckton,%20Sir%20Peter,%20(ca.1350-1414).doc |publisher= Girders.net|title= Buckton, Sir Peter, (ca. 1350-1414)|accessdate=2008-03-21 ]

He was a supporter and friend of Henry IV of England, before and after he became king. Present with him on crusades to Lithuania and Jerusalem as well as helping him land at Ravenspur, Holderness after which Henry went on to become king.

Biography

Caroline War and Crusades

Peter Buckton's family had been Lord of the Manor at Buckton in Holderness, owning large property as early as 1290.cite book | last = Thompson | first =Thomas | title =A history of the church and priory of Swine in Holderness: In Holderness| publisher =Oxford University| year = 1824| url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=T7QHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA101&dq=%22peter+de+buckton%22&lr=#PPA101,M1|] The family was known locally for giving generously to the churches of the area.cite book | last = Thompson | first =Thomas | title =A history of the church and priory of Swine in Holderness: In Holderness| publisher =Department of History of the University of York| year = 1824| url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=T7QHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA101&dq=%22peter+de+buckton%22&lr=#PPA101,M1| isbn = 1871647746] Buckton first gained notoriety fighting under the House of Plantagenet in 1369, specificially John of Gaunt and Thomas of Woodstock during the Caroline War part of the Hundred Years' War.cite book | last = Omerod | first =W.M. | | title =The Lord Lieutenants & High Sheriffs of Yorkshire 1066-2000| publisher =Department of History of the University of York| year = 2000 | url =http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/index.php?product_id=423| isbn = 1871647746] He entered local administration in 1371 and became keeper of Knaresborough Castle, serving as warden to Richard II of England, who knighted Buckton in 1383 for gallantry.cite book | last = Omerod | first =W.M. | | title =The Lord Lieutenants & High Sheriffs of Yorkshire 1066-2000| publisher =Department of History of the University of York| year = 2000 | url =http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/index.php?product_id=423| isbn = 1871647746] Buckton became closely associated with Henry Bolingbroke helping to organise his crusades to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Jerusalem, becoming one of Henry's most senior knights. [cite book | last =Griffith Davies| first = John David | title = King Henry IV| publisher = A. Barker, ltd| year = 1935 | url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=n24hAAAAMAAJ&q=%22peter+buckton%22+henry&dq=%22peter+buckton%22+henry&lr=&pgis=1]

Yorkshire offices and later life

A friend of Buckton was the author and poet Geoffrey Chaucer, who wrote "The Canterbury Tales". Chaucer immortalised him in the short poem, "Lenvoy de Chaucer a Bukton" written before October 1396; in which Chaucer humorously warns Buckton against marriage.cite book | last = De Weever | first =Jacqueline | title =Chaucer Name Dictionary: A Guide to Astrological, Biblical, Historical, Literary and Mythological Names in the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer| publisher =Routledge| year = 1988 | url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Hf0UATnzSrAC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=%22Chaucer+a+Bukton+%22+%22peter+%22&source=web&ots=z9_Rv7qnqB&sig=AYkdYmPiPbrpQ4xWlJIWBpBy62o&hl=en| isbn =0815323026] Buckton assisted Henry Bolingbroke's landing at Ravenspur in Yorkshire on 4 July 1399, after Henry had been exiled due to his cousin Richard II. [cite book | last =Peach| first = Howard | title =Curious Tales of Old East Yorkshire| publisher =Sigma Leisure| year = 1988 | url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=twW0OFpGzJAC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=ravenspur+landing+henry+iv&source=web&ots=lqIaC4SH0r&sig=w8hCsoDoacgnUp-RMCbEXjx5OQA&hl=en| isbn =1850587493] When Bolingbroke became Henry IV of England, Buckton benefited significantly. He was made a life steward and steward of the king's son Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence. [cite book | last = Churchill Maxwell | first =Henry | title =Calendar of the Close Rolls, Preserved in the Public Record Office| publisher =Kraus Reprint| year = 1971| url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0exXAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22peter+de+bukton%22&lr=] He was also elevated to constable of Knaresborough Castle.cite book | last = De Weever | first =Jacqueline | title =Chaucer Name Dictionary: A Guide to Astrological, Biblical, Historical, Literary and Mythological Names in the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer| publisher =Routledge| year = 1988 | url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Hf0UATnzSrAC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=%22Chaucer+a+Bukton+%22+%22peter+%22&source=web&ots=z9_Rv7qnqB&sig=AYkdYmPiPbrpQ4xWlJIWBpBy62o&hl=en| isbn =0815323026] Buckton rose prominently in other areas office also, as he was appointed Justice of the Peace for the East Riding of Yorkshire between 1399 and 1400. [cite book | last = Saul | first =Nigel| title =Fourteenth Century England| publisher =Boydell & Brewer| year = 2000 | url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jTiiClsNN9YC&pg=PA209&dq=%22peter++bukton%22&lr=&sig=WtOzZNs9AdaKTj8LPxFIr6T5sA4| isbn =0851157769] Soon becoming High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1404 until 1405.cite book | last = Omerod | first =W.M. | | title =The Lord Lieutenants & High Sheriffs of Yorkshire 1066-2000| publisher =Department of History of the University of York| year = 2000 | url =http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/index.php?product_id=423| isbn = 1871647746]

Buckton began to work for the monarchy in jobs outside of England for a while. In 1411 he traveled to
Castile and was the English Ambassador to John II of Castile.cite web |url=http://www.girders.net/Bu/Buckton,%20Sir%20Peter,%20(ca.1350-1414).doc |publisher= Girders.net|title= Buckton, Sir Peter, (ca. 1350-1414)|accessdate=2008-03-21 ] The following year, for 1412 until 1413, he was made Mayor of Bordeaux in the Duchy of Aquitaine, as the city of Bordeaux is the capital of Aquitaine this was a prominent position to hold.cite web |url=http://www.girders.net/Bu/Buckton,%20Sir%20Peter,%20(ca.1350-1414).doc |publisher= Girders.net|title= Buckton, Sir Peter, (ca. 1350-1414)|accessdate=2008-03-21 ] Buckton died in 1414, aged 64 and requested in his will to be buried at the Cistercian nunnery in Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire.cite book | last = Thompson | first =Thomas | title =A history of the church and priory of Swine in Holderness: In Holderness| publisher =Oxford University| year = 1824| url =http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=T7QHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA101&dq=%22peter+de+buckton%22&lr=#PPA101,M1]

Marriage and issue

Buckton married Cecilia, together they had three children.
*Peter Buckton
*Ralph Buckton
*William Buckton

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Braddy, Haldeen. " [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4kiSHAAACAAJ&dq=%22peter++bukton%22&lr= Sir Peter and the Envoy to Bukton] ". 1935.
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