The Lancastrian Robert Cromwell of Carleton upon Trent,[1][2] [3] was born c.1390 in Carleton, Nottinghamshire.[1][4]
He died 29 March 1461 at the Battle of Towton during the Wars of the Roses. [5]
"His lease of Cromwell House was seized by Yorkist Sir Humphrey Bourchier -- husband of Joan Stanhope, granddaughter of the ninth Ralph through his daughter Matilda, wife of Sir Richard Stanhope." [3]
"Robert left a son William, ancestor of Oliver Cromwell, and daughter Margaret, the ancestor of both Oliver Cromwell and Richard Williams of Taunton."[3]
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Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Carlton on Trent, in Newark and Sherwood and Nottinghamshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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