Title:

Knight

First Name:

William

Last Name:

Rouse

Memorial Type:

Burial site

Does the monument still exist?

No

Installation Date:

Contemporary (pre-1500)

Allegiance:

Lancastrian

Memorial Notes:

Very little is known about Sir William except that he also fought on the Lancastrian side at the battle of Tewkesbury (1471). At some point during the battle, possibly at the Abbey afterwards, he was taken prisoner. The day following the battle he appeared before the Constable of England, Richard Duke of Gloucester and the Marshall of England, John Mowbray, duke of Norfolk. He was charged with Treason and found guilty. He was beheaded in the centre of the town. He was buried in the midst of the Churchyard