Persons named Richard at the Lee (links)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
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By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-28. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-06-01.
Below is found a list of records relating to historical persons carrying the same name as the knight Robin Hood befriends in A Gest of Robyn Hode, Richard at the Lee. Variants are Richard (at the/atte) Lee, Lea, Legh, Leigh, Ligh, Lech(e), Leg(ge) etc. The list will focus on persons who lived before 1500. It will of course never be exhaustive. Occasionally, historical persons with names other than Richard at the Lee (or similar) have been suggested as models of the literary character. Records relating to such persons will be listed separately.
Records relating to persons named Richard at the Lee
40 records concern persons named Richard at the Lee, Richard atte Lee, Richard Lee or similar:
- 1206 - Richard de la Lye
- 1218 - Richard de la Leie
- 1283 - Richard de Leye in Ireland
- 1317 - Richard of the Lee of Rastrick
- 1321 - Richard atte Lighe of Uxbridge
- 1322 - Richard Leg at Southampton
- 1324 - Richard de la Lee (1)
- 1324 - Richard de la Lee (2)
- 1324 - Richard Leg at Southampton
- 1335 - Poaching clerk Richard atte Lee
- 1341 - Richard ate Lee at Manston
- 1361 - Richard de la Lee of Warwickshire
- 1362 - Richard de la Lee of Warwickshire
- 1365 - Richard son of Thomas de Leghe
- 1366 - Richard del Lee of Stalynton
- 1367 - Richard de Lye of Albrighton
- 1368 - Richard de Lye of Albrighton
- 1370 - Richard de Lye Bottewode kills man
- 1370 - Richard de Lye of Albrighton
- 1373 - Richard atte Lee
- 1378 - Richard del Leghe of Brampton
- 1379 - Ricardus de Ley of Drighlington
- 1397 - Richard Legh of Lee near Wentworth
- 1407 - Richard del Lee of Nottingham
- 1408 - Richard del Lee of Nottingham
- 1446 - Richard Lee of London
- 1453 - Richard Lee of London
- 1467 - Richard Lee alderman of London
- 1467 - Richard Lee of Barnstaple
- 1470 - Richard Lee mayor of London
- 1476 - Richard Lee justice of the peace for Kent
- 1496 - Richard Legh Shropshire commissioner of peace
- 1497 - Richard Legh Kent commissioner of peace
- 1497 - Richard Legh Shropshire commissioner of peace
- 1498 - Richard Lee to purvey grain for army
- 1498 - Richard Legh Kent commissioner of peace
- 1499 - Abbot Richard Lye in Shrewsbury (1)
- 1499 - Abbot Richard Lye in Shrewsbury (2)
- 1499 - Richard Lee of Quarrendon
- 1830 - Proceedings of the Old Bailey (2)