Richard le Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (c. 1327-1403) was an English soldier and courtier, serving Richard II of England[1], and the builder of Bolton Castle[2].
He was a knight of the shire of Yorkshire in the parliament of 1364, and was summoned to the upper house as a baron by writ in 1371, when he was made Lord High Treasurer and Keeper of the Great Seal.
In 1378 Lord Scrope became Lord Chancellor, a role in which he attempted to curb the extravagance of Richard II. He was given license to crenellate at Bolton Castle in 1379[3][4]. He was deprived of office in 1382.
Both as a soldier and a statesman Lord Scrope was highly regarded.
Scrope engaged in several disputes with regard to his armorial bearings, the most celebrated of which was with Sir Richard Grosvenor[5] for the right to the shield blazoned "Azure, a bend Or," which a court of chivalry decided in his favor after a controversy extending over four years (see Scrope v Grosvenor)
Geoffrey Chaucer and Owain Glyndŵr gave evidence in Scrope's favour.
He was a son of Henry le Scrope[6]. The Archbishop of York Richard le Scrope was a first cousin[7].
He married Blanche de la Pole and they had four sons[8]:
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