Harry Hawles
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Harry Hawles was a Steward of the Isle of Wight
during the reign of Henry V
. Hawles was a member of the de Aula family, who held office under Montecute, Earl of Salisbury, Lord of the Island from 1386 to 1397 under grant from Richard II
. Hawles fought in the Battle of Agincourt
in 1415.
There is a brass effigy of Hawles in St. George's Church in Arreton
, Isle of Wight
. In the fourteenth century, the brass effigy of Hawles was added to the church's interior. The brass effigy is missing its head and also the coat of arms.
There is a note marking Hawle's resting place that reads:
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
during the reign of Henry V
Henry V of England
Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster....
. Hawles was a member of the de Aula family, who held office under Montecute, Earl of Salisbury, Lord of the Island from 1386 to 1397 under grant from Richard II
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
. Hawles fought in the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
in 1415.
There is a brass effigy of Hawles in St. George's Church in Arreton
Arreton
Arreton is a village and civil parish in the central eastern part of the Isle of Wight, England. It is about 3 miles south east of Newport.-Name:The settlement has had different names and different spellings over the years...
, Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. In the fourteenth century, the brass effigy of Hawles was added to the church's interior. The brass effigy is missing its head and also the coat of arms.
There is a note marking Hawle's resting place that reads:
- Here is ybried under this grave
- Harry Hawles, his soul god save
- Long tyme steward of the yle of wyght
- have m'cy on hym, god ful of myght.