Sir John Hotham - Died 2 January 1645.
Sir John Hotham came from Yorkshire. In his early life he was a soldier fighting in mainland Europe during the 30 years war.
He was granted a baronetcy and became member of parliament for Beverley in Yorkshire. He served as MP between 1625 and 1640.
During that time he was also created High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Governor of Hull. In 1639 he was deprived of the governorship of Hull by the King for refusing to hand over the city's ship money to the Royalists. Because of this he changed sides from the Royalists to the Parliamentarians.
In 1642 The Parliamentarians ordered him to seize Hull where there was a large cache of munitions that they wanted to make use of. Again he refused to plunder the city.
His son, also called John Hotham acquiesed to the request however.
Sir John senior took command of the city and once again refused to surrender the city, this time to the King. He did send a message via Sir John Digby saying he would allow the King into the city but when the King appeared he once again changed his mind and refused to hand over the city.
His son, meanwhile was fighting on the Parliamentarian side but was making more enemies than friends. Most particularly with the Fairfax family of York. Sir Thomas, usually called Black Tom because of his colouring made complaints about his troops and their behaviour which reached the ears of Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Parliamentarians. There were suspicions that Young John was ready to betray them and hand Hull over to the other side. This led to both Hothams being arrested and taken to London in 1643.
After a long imprisonment they were both court martialled, found guilty and sentenced to death. The Younger John was executed on 2 January 1645 and despite efforts from many quarters the older John was executed a day later.
Sir John was a devout Catholic and his faith never deserted him. His fervent wish was that people pray for his immortal soul.
He married five times and had several children. His last child was apparently born 9 months after his death, conceived in the condemned cell on the night before his execution.
Sir John Hotham came from Yorkshire. In his early life he was a soldier fighting in mainland Europe during the 30 years war.
He was granted a baronetcy and became member of parliament for Beverley in Yorkshire. He served as MP between 1625 and 1640.
During that time he was also created High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Governor of Hull. In 1639 he was deprived of the governorship of Hull by the King for refusing to hand over the city's ship money to the Royalists. Because of this he changed sides from the Royalists to the Parliamentarians.
In 1642 The Parliamentarians ordered him to seize Hull where there was a large cache of munitions that they wanted to make use of. Again he refused to plunder the city.
His son, also called John Hotham acquiesed to the request however.
Sir John senior took command of the city and once again refused to surrender the city, this time to the King. He did send a message via Sir John Digby saying he would allow the King into the city but when the King appeared he once again changed his mind and refused to hand over the city.
His son, meanwhile was fighting on the Parliamentarian side but was making more enemies than friends. Most particularly with the Fairfax family of York. Sir Thomas, usually called Black Tom because of his colouring made complaints about his troops and their behaviour which reached the ears of Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Parliamentarians. There were suspicions that Young John was ready to betray them and hand Hull over to the other side. This led to both Hothams being arrested and taken to London in 1643.
After a long imprisonment they were both court martialled, found guilty and sentenced to death. The Younger John was executed on 2 January 1645 and despite efforts from many quarters the older John was executed a day later.
Sir John was a devout Catholic and his faith never deserted him. His fervent wish was that people pray for his immortal soul.
He married five times and had several children. His last child was apparently born 9 months after his death, conceived in the condemned cell on the night before his execution.
Sir John Hotham - Died 2 January 1645.
Sir John Hotham came from Yorkshire. In his early life he was a soldier fighting in mainland Europe during the 30 years war.
He was granted a baronetcy and became member of parliament for Beverley in Yorkshire. He served as MP between 1625 and 1640.
During that time he was also created High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Governor of Hull. In 1639 he was deprived of the governorship of Hull by the King for refusing to hand over the city's ship money to the Royalists. Because of this he changed sides from the Royalists to the Parliamentarians.
In 1642 The Parliamentarians ordered him to seize Hull where there was a large cache of munitions that they wanted to make use of. Again he refused to plunder the city.
His son, also called John Hotham acquiesed to the request however.
Sir John senior took command of the city and once again refused to surrender the city, this time to the King. He did send a message via Sir John Digby saying he would allow the King into the city but when the King appeared he once again changed his mind and refused to hand over the city.
His son, meanwhile was fighting on the Parliamentarian side but was making more enemies than friends. Most particularly with the Fairfax family of York. Sir Thomas, usually called Black Tom because of his colouring made complaints about his troops and their behaviour which reached the ears of Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Parliamentarians. There were suspicions that Young John was ready to betray them and hand Hull over to the other side. This led to both Hothams being arrested and taken to London in 1643.
After a long imprisonment they were both court martialled, found guilty and sentenced to death. The Younger John was executed on 2 January 1645 and despite efforts from many quarters the older John was executed a day later.
Sir John was a devout Catholic and his faith never deserted him. His fervent wish was that people pray for his immortal soul.
He married five times and had several children. His last child was apparently born 9 months after his death, conceived in the condemned cell on the night before his execution.
Sir John Hotham came from Yorkshire. In his early life he was a soldier fighting in mainland Europe during the 30 years war.
He was granted a baronetcy and became member of parliament for Beverley in Yorkshire. He served as MP between 1625 and 1640.
During that time he was also created High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Governor of Hull. In 1639 he was deprived of the governorship of Hull by the King for refusing to hand over the city's ship money to the Royalists. Because of this he changed sides from the Royalists to the Parliamentarians.
In 1642 The Parliamentarians ordered him to seize Hull where there was a large cache of munitions that they wanted to make use of. Again he refused to plunder the city.
His son, also called John Hotham acquiesed to the request however.
Sir John senior took command of the city and once again refused to surrender the city, this time to the King. He did send a message via Sir John Digby saying he would allow the King into the city but when the King appeared he once again changed his mind and refused to hand over the city.
His son, meanwhile was fighting on the Parliamentarian side but was making more enemies than friends. Most particularly with the Fairfax family of York. Sir Thomas, usually called Black Tom because of his colouring made complaints about his troops and their behaviour which reached the ears of Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Parliamentarians. There were suspicions that Young John was ready to betray them and hand Hull over to the other side. This led to both Hothams being arrested and taken to London in 1643.
After a long imprisonment they were both court martialled, found guilty and sentenced to death. The Younger John was executed on 2 January 1645 and despite efforts from many quarters the older John was executed a day later.
Sir John was a devout Catholic and his faith never deserted him. His fervent wish was that people pray for his immortal soul.
He married five times and had several children. His last child was apparently born 9 months after his death, conceived in the condemned cell on the night before his execution.
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