Order to Convey Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, to the Isle of Man (1446)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Order to Convey Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, to the Isle of Man (1446)
- Description
- A royal order from Henry VI directing Sir Thomas Stanley to convey Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester, to the Isle of Man by land and water. The document is accompanied by historical context explaining that Eleanor was arrested for alleged involvement in necromancy and witchcraft — specifically the creation of a wax image of the king intended to harm him. This source illustrates the Isle of Man's historical use as a place of exile and imprisonment for high-status political prisoners.
- Date
- 24 Henry VI (1446)
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Primary Source Transcription
- Date Created
- 1446
- Creator
- Henry VI, King of England
- Audience
- Sir Thomas Stanley
- Identifier
- Nicholas' Proceedings and Ordinances of the Privy Council, c. 2075 p. 51
- Language
- English (Middle English with modern transcription)