Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
school in Warrington, UK
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school located in the Latchford area of Warrington in the English county of Cheshire.
History
Grammar school
The school was founded in 1526 by Sir Thomas Boteler. He left a legacy to pay for the education of six "poor boyes of the parishe", and this foundation later developed into the Boteler Grammar School for Boys, serving the whole of Warrington. The original school was located in the then town centre located in the area around St Elphin's Church, now included in the Church Street Conservation Area. Its nineteenth-century building at School Brow was demolished some years ago.
The life of Sir Thomas Boteler
Thomas Boteler was born at Bewsey Old Hall in 1461. In 1463, his father Sir John FitzJohn le Boteler was murdered and Thomas's elder brother, William, inherited the estates. William died at the age of 22, fighting in the Lancastrian ranks at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, at which time Thomas inherited the estates.
In November 1480 Thomas married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Delves of Doddington, who also fell at Tewkesbury.
Thomas, by his marriage, was related to Margaret, Countess of Richmond and when Henry of Richmond, Lady Margaret's son, landed at Milford Haven to regain the Crown of England for the Lancastrians, Thomas was part of the troops who marched south to help in the overthrow of Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
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