Thomas Benolt was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
11 Facts About Thomas Benolt
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Thomas Benolt appears to have been born at Rouen, though his family had stronger links with Calais.
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Thomas Benolt is reported to have served Kings Edward IV and Richard III as a pursuivant, but these claims cannot be substantiated.
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Thomas Benolt was chosen for a mission to France in 1505 and he later went with the Earl of Surrey to prepare for the Scottish invasion in the autumn of 1512.
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Thomas Benolt was in France in 1514,1515, every year from 1518 to 1522, and again in 1524,1529, and 1533.
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Thomas Benolt was sent to Scotland in 1516,1517, and every year from 1519 to 1526.
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Thomas Benolt was a trusted royal servant, and was one of only two heralds who were used for very important missions.
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Thomas Benolt was on the pension list of the King of France following the peace of 1514, and was given a gold chain by the Holy Roman Emperor.
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Thomas Benolt participated in many ceremonies in England when he was there.
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Thomas Benolt swayed the king in his favour in the end and gained a commission to hold heraldic visitations.
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Thomas Benolt owned a house in London within the priory of St Helen, Bishopsgate, and one in Middlesex.