Murder of Lord Scales

Murder of Lord Scales is in 1459-1461 Wars of the Roses: Second War.

Chronicle of Gregory 1460. 20 Jul 1460. As for the sege of the Towre, hyt ys com¹ and opyn i-knowe, I passe ovyr. But sone aftyr the ende of the sege the Lorde Schalys (age 63), that notabylle warryoure, was slayne at Synt Mary Overeyes [Map] with water men, and laye there dyspoyly nakyd as a worme. But the lordys were fulle sory of hys dethe.

Note 1. Apparently the writer intended to say "commonly."

On 20 Jul 1460 Thomas Scales 7th Baron Scales (age 63) was murdered by boatmen whilst travelling from the Tower of London [Map] to Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His daughter Elizabeth Scales Countess Rivers succeeded 8th Baroness Scales. She was, or had been married to, Henry Bourchier (the year of his death may been 1458). She was in 1466 married to Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers (age 20), brother of King Edward IV's (age 18) wife Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 23); an example of the Woodville family marrying rich heiresses.