Henry Despenser Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Despenser, based on 4 World History Database records associated with England.

4 records1383–13834 events2 places

Chronological biography

1383

Invasion of Flanders1383

Warfare / England War · Bishop of Norwich · Flanders

Leads an expedition into Flanders

Norwich Crusade Advances through Flanders1383

Warfare / England War · Bishop of Norwich · Flanders

Despenser leads an English expedition through Flanders during the campaign against supporters of the Avignon papacy.

Ypres Siege Attempted during Norwich Crusade1383

Warfare / England War · Bishop of Norwich · Flanders

Despenser's force attempts to press operations around Ypres before the expedition loses momentum.

Siege of YpresJune 1383

Warfare / Hundred Years War · Bishop · Bishop of Norwich · Ypres

Leads the Norwich Crusade army toward Ypres.

Titles and roles

Bishop of Norwich · Bishop · Bishop of Norwich

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.